New York Times AI projects editor Dylan Freedman describes a tool that helped reporters search a large public document collection using extraction, semantic searchRetrieval is the process of selecting relevant stored information and returning it to an AI system for the current task. and page-level citations. He explains that journalists verified findings against the source documentsHuman-in-the-loop AI keeps a person involved in reviewing, correcting, approving, or guiding an AI system's work..
The conversation covers newsroom research workflows, human review and the limitations of generated writing. Freedman also discusses reporting on AI security and his approach to investigating emerging technology.
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