<p>A story in The Local reveals how AI writing is infiltrating newsrooms, flooding inboxes, and snagging bylines in major outlets. </p><br><p>Is the rise of the AI journalist inevitable or is it already here? </p><br><p>Jay Caspian Kang of the New Yorker joins to consider if a chatbot could write his column.</p><br><p><strong>This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes</strong>: Episode tile art </p><br><p>Host: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Nicholson</a></p><p>Credits: Jules Bugiel (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio & Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://goodbye.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jay Caspian Kang</a></p><p>Additional music by Audio Network</p><p> </p><p>Further reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/whats-the-point-of-reading-writing-by-humans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What’s the point of reading writing by humans? - The New Yorker</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/could-an-ai-chatbot-rewrite-my-novel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Could an A.I. Chatbot Rewrite My Novel? - The New Yorker</a></li><li><a href="https://thelocal.to/investigating-scam-journalism-ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era - The Local</a></li><li><a href="https://thelocal.to/fallout-from-ai-freelancer-investigation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation - The Local</a></li><li><a href="https://www.republic.land/imposter-syndrome/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Imposter Syndrome - Re:Public</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jeffgaulin.com/jobs/JobDetails.asp?id=34846" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jobs - AI-First Reporter (remote)</a> - Jeff Gaulin’s Job Board </li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/ai-author-articles-wired-business-insider" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wired and Business Insider remove articles by AI-generated ‘freelancer’ - The Guardian</a></li><li><a href="https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predictions-2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025 - Reuters Institute</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>Sponsors: </p><p><a href="http://camh.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CAMH:</a> CAMH is building better mental health care for everyone to ensure no one is left behind. Visit<a href="http://camh.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> camh.ca/canadaland</a> to make a donation.</p><p><a href="https://douglas.ca/Canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Douglas</a>: Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today. Visit<a href="http://douglas.ca/Canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> do</a><a href="https://douglas.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">uglas.ca/canadaland</a> to claim this offer.</p><br><p>If you value this podcast,<a href="https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at<a href="https://canadalandstore.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> our store</a>, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
