CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WRITE NEWS: A RESEARCH ON DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON NEWS WRITING PRACTICE

Authors : Begüm Aydın, Mustafa İnce

Pages : 24-41

Doi:10.56133/intermedia.1436647

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Publication Date : 2024-06-28

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Artificial intelligence (AI) has integrated into human life and brought many innovations and conveniences. AI, which is used in many different fields, is also used in the media field and provides significant advantages. Especially tasks that are simpler and based on numerical data are done through AI rather than human power. Thus, AI saves time and speeds up the process. However, it is still unclear what and how well AI does. In this context, it is significant to determine how successful AI is in news writing. The research aims to compare news written by expert journalists with those written by ChatGPT. The study aims to determine the extent of similarity between the two types of news and, in this context, assess how closely AI contributes to accurate news production. The study sample consists of 30 individuals, including 10 expert journalists, 10 second-year journalism undergraduates, and 10 regular users. The research is a qualitative study, and the purposive sampling method was employed to determine the sample group. In the study, data related to news written separately by expert journalists and ChatGPT in three different categories: traffic accidents, fires, and murders, were collected through a survey method. The data were obtained through in-depth interviews with participants. In conclusion, it was observed that news written by AI didn’t adhere to the 5W1H rule, included commentary, had incorrect use of punctuation marks, and expressions were significantly distant from the news format.
Keywords : Gazetecilik, Haber, Dijitalleşme, Yapay Zekâ, Sanal Haber