Around The Bloc
John Byrne of Writers Bloc gets to talk to experts and thought leaders in the ever-evolving world of media. We share the best insights here.
Looking at how Media is shifting in modern times:
- How can journalism survive in the age of free information?
- What traditional media can learn from influencers and content creators?
- The ongoing battle between attention and reputation in the media industry.
- How news readers navigate disinformation in a media-saturated world.
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Around The Bloc
Why Media Can’t Ignore AI — And Why AI Needs Real Journalism With Brooke Hartley Moy
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Brooke Hartley Moy, CEO of InFactory AI, unpacks the rapidly changing relationship between artificial intelligence and the media industry.
She brings rare perspective from across Silicon Valley and publishing, having worked at Google and Slack before co-founding an AI infrastructure company focused on helping publishers navigate the AI era.
We discuss:
- Why AI companies increasingly depend on human-generated journalism
- How search and social platforms captured most of the value in media
- Why publishers are being pushed to think like data businesses
- The trust gap between newsrooms and tech companies
- Hallucinations, misinformation, and model decay
- Why waiting for regulation is not a strategy
- What happens if media companies do nothing
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