Introducing the A.I. Initiatives Team

The A.I. Initiatives team has logged on.

We are a small newsroom team, whom I’m thrilled to introduce below, charged with leveraging generative artificial intelligence and other forms of machine learning for the benefit of our journalists and readers, while ensuring The Times’s use of these technologies remains effective and responsible.

As we’ve staffed up, our team recently started building prototypes of A.I. tools and product features. Our initial areas of focus are machine-assisted reporting tactics that wouldn’t otherwise be possible and reader experiences that could help make The Times more accessible to more people. Guiding all of these projects are the principles that Sam shared at State of The Times: We will always use A.I. as a tool in service of our mission; transparently and ethically; and with human guidance and review.

In the next month, our team will also be making certain gen-A.I. tools available to a pilot group of journalists, to experiment with their own work and start understanding how the technology is and isn’t helpful. More details, along with training and guidance for everyone using the tools, are coming soon.

With that, I’m pleased to introduce the inaugural members of A.I. Initiatives: