The Limitations of AI

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The US journalist Carl Bernstein, who was one of the Watergate reporters has warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating serious challenges for the future of journalism. And that this AI issue includes job losses, privacy concerns and the potential for misleading and fake information.

AI's engagement has created fears of job losses, privacy and the potential to circulate fake information. Bernstein said "truth is the bottom line for anything in your life."

Despite journalisms limitations, Bernstein emphasises the importance of truth in reporting and the press as an essential element in a community. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward were the reporters on the Watergate scandal and collapse of President Nixon’s Presidency in 1972.

In an interview with the BBC, Bernstein and Woodward also reflected on the fall of Nixon, the former presidency of Donald Trump and the state of the US and the world today. "We need to know what's real as opposed to what's false. The press is the essential element in a community of being able to attain that."  Bernstein said: Asked why anyone should become a reporter today, he said to find "the best obtainable version of the truth".

The Chat GPT programme, which uses AI, has become widely used in the past year and despite it being the early stages of AI, Bernstein said: "AI is a huge force we're going to have to grapple with in this world."

Discussing the limitations of AI, Woodward said: "I can call the Pentagon and say, 'I'd like to talk to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the top military man', and he's either going to talk or maybe not. AI can't do that."

Today, the fast rise in using AI has made people concerned for their jobs, privacy and the way it could lead to misleading information being circulated. Bernstein said: "We need to know what's real as opposed to what's false. The press is the essential element in a community of being able to attain that." He noted that people should want to become a reporter to find "the best obtainable version of the truth".

As AI becomes more prevalent in journalism, Bernstein and Woodward’s warnings about the challenges it poses are likely to become even more relevant.

While AI has the potential to improve the efficiency and accuracy of reporting, it also has the potential to undermine the essential role of the press in holding those in power accountable. As Bernstein has emphasised, the pursuit of truth must remain at the heart of journalism, regardless of technological advancements.

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