Posted 3/26/2024, 2:16:36 PM
BBC Plans Increased AI Use, Vows to Uphold Editorial Standards
- BBC director general outlines plans to utilize AI technology, while upholding editorial standards and human creative control
- Working with major tech companies on BBC-specific AI pilots, promising ones to be deployed in coming months
- Ambition is to use AI for fact-checking, translation, reformatting, and more tailored services
- Developing "ethical algorithms" for personalization while keeping factors like serendipity and editor-chosen stories
- Doubling down on decentralizing significant content production outside of London, 60% of TV to be out of capital by 2026