Bangladeshi journos use AI personally, newsrooms lag behind: survey

Bangladeshi journos use AI personally, newsrooms lag behind: survey

Many journalists in Bangladesh are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in their individual work but institutional use in newsroom operations remains nominal, according to a new assessment revealed here today.
The assessment titled "Media Metamorphosis: AI and Bangladeshi Newsrooms 2024" is an outcome of a survey of 53 journalists from 25 news outlets along with focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) involving 13 editors and newsroom gatekeepers from print, television, and online news platforms.
The assessment is part of an initiative by the Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) with support from "Digitally Right" and funded by The Asia Foundation with an aim to understand AI usage patterns, addressing ethical concerns and identifying needs and gaps for improved AI adoption in Bangladesh news media.