A British think tank raised concerns about the health of the AI-induced media environment, urging the government to urgently come up with active measures such as official regulatory laws for AI-generated news, fair payment, and transparent disclosure of sources (news sources).
The British Institute for Public Policy (IPPR) pointed out in its presentation that AI is rapidly becoming a top gateway for the public to access news. As a result, the news generation environment itself is undergoing fundamental transformation.
According to the report, large global AI companies are emerging as new “gatekeepers” on the Internet, taking the lead in general access to information and transforming public thinking.
On the other hand, traditional media such as BBC News are lacking because the rate cited by ChatGPT and Google Gemini, which are major AI tools, is far behind.
The institute pointed out, “There is a concern that the biased citation reports of some news outlets will control the scope of news users’ views and narrow them. The risk of falling into the universal expansion of certain media’s biased views has also increased without realizing it.”
Therefore, the institute suggested that the government should pursue three policies to create a healthy AI news environment.
First, the government should make AI companies pay for the news they use. It recommends that you pay a fair price and sign licensing agreements with major suppliers, including more news outlets.
Second, AI companies should attach a standard “nutrient content label” of news to each AI news so that the source is transparent. Only then can the public understand the source and writing process of AI news properly.
Third, the government should create and use public funds to protect the news of independent media in the AI era.
The report from the British Institute for Public Policy particularly emphasized that the healthy environment of AI news can be protected only when governments act quickly to prevent further damage to the current news ecosystem.
JENNIFER KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
