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"If you suffer from information overload, or are unsure what to trust online,
you’re not alone. Australians are increasingly disengaging from traditional
news, turning instead to social media, influencers and – more recently –
generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and summaries.
It’s a murky, polluted world where opaque algorithms decide what you see.
They’re known to have little regard for accuracy, quality or the evidence-based
reporting we need for a safe and thriving community.
At the same time, local journalism is disappearing. Distrust in mainstream news
is growing. This issue has escalated rapidly with “zero-click” AI search
results. Instead of serving links, they show the information upfront. This
decreases traffic to news websites, further reducing audience, subscription
opportunities and revenue. The rapid spread of AI has pushed an already fragile
news ecosystem closer to breaking point.
Earlier this year, a News Futures: Media Policy Roundtable brought together 45
leaders from industry, government, not-for-profit organisations, digital
platforms and academia.
The attendees agreed that the opacity of algorithms on social media, search and
AI platforms – which decide what is shown, ranked or omitted with little
accountability – has become a core threat to journalism and audience trust.
Published today, the resulting report proposes a paradigm shift in how we
support and define journalism in Australia."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
