Journalism prizes are beginning to consider how the use of artificial intelligence to create a piece of journalism affects a submission, according to a NiemanLab report prepared by journalist Alex Perry.
Pulitzer Prize administrator Marjorie Miller disclosed that five of the 45 finalists competing for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in journalism disclosed using AI to research, report or tell their stories. This is the first time the Pulitzer board has required an AI disclosure.
Perry writes that the George Polk Awards is “also looking to learn more as they plan to adapt contest rules for an increasingly AI-integrated industry.” Polk Awards curator John Darnton told Perry that the group will develop an AI disclosure policy after this year’s awards are presented in the spring.
“It may take a while for the broader industry to modify awards policies given how rapidly the AI landscape is changing,” Perry notes.
You can read Perry’s full report at NiemanLab.