How Europe is handling robo-journalists in the AI age

The Council of Europe has recently adopted key resolutions concerning AI and its intersection with media and journalism. Should computers write the news? If AI tools remove deliberately misleading information, is that an infringement of freedom of expression, or does it protect public discourse? During the recent Council of Europe Ministerial Conference (10 and 11 June), a final declaration and four resolutions were adopted to address these worries. The resolution domains included digital technologies, safety of journalists, the changing media and information environment, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on freedom of expression.