Create an Ethics Committee to Keep Your AI Initiative in Check

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WITF-FM, a public radio, television, and online news broadcaster in central Pennsylvania, includes the following statement above select online news coverage: "WITF strives to provide nuanced perspectives from the most authoritative sources. We are on the lookout for biases or assumptions in our own work, and we invite you to point out any we may have missed." It's not uncommon for news organizations to invite comments and feedback from their audience; in fact, most encourage it. But WITF has gone above and beyond a general invitation for engagement. This statement highlights the potential for bias in their own reporting -- and their attempt to avoid it.