Artificial intelligence is not the future - it is happening right now

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more commonplace in newsrooms, Cardiff University will be introducing the technology into its syllabus to produce'industry-ready journalists'. As of September 2020, students on the MA International Journalism course will learn to use programmes like Dataminr, Chartbeat, TweetDeck and Google Analytics - the inclusion of Dataminr being a first for UK universities. It features on a new'emerging journalism' module where students will use AI-powered tools to identify and report on a breaking news story, as this is becoming standard practice in local newsrooms, like Reach plc. As well as these practical skills, the module also offers the theory of using this technology for problem-solving. He stressed that aspiring journalists need to come to terms with AI, or risk being left behind by its advancements.