Creating a Pipeline for Emerging Technology in the Newsroom
During the early months of the pandemic, I spoke with LSE's JournalismAI initiative about building infrastructure for emerging technology adoption in newsrooms. The interview covers how we merged The Wall Street Journal's R&D and editorial tools teams, created projects like Talk2020 (an NLP tool for analyzing political rhetoric), and established processes for moving proof-of-concept projects into production. I also discussed the importance of diversity in AI development and strategies for helping journalists overcome fears about automation replacing their roles.