# Don’t leave AI reporting to the experts

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Podcast: [Backlight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461)
Published: 2025-02-11T13:08:06+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lighthouse-reports/episodes/Dont-leave-AI-reporting-to-the-experts-e2ung0t
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## Resource

This month, we discuss how journalists can investigate the ways AI is shaping the world around us and push for accountability from the companies and governments responsible for its use. We talk to AI reporter Karen Hao and Lighthouse reporter Gabriel Geiger who share insider tips on how to get started into AI reporting and how to incorporate it into your beat. Investigations mentioned in this episode: Lighthouse Reports: Suspicion Machines The Atlantic: Microsoft’s Hypocrisy on AI Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Beatriz Ramalho da Silva⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠Tessa Pang⁠⁠⁠ Sound design, mixing and editing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

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