Politico became one from the first newsrooms last year Win a trade union contract This included the rules on how the media could implement artificial intelligence. The guild of the pen, which represents Politico and his sister publication, the E & E News website, is now preparing for the next one. Members of the Union claim that the provisions of AI in their contract have been violated and they are preparing for a breakthrough legal dispute with management. The result can be a precedent for how many cartridges journalists ultimately have in relation to how AI is used in their editorial offices.
Last year, Politico began to publish summaries of live news generated by AI during great political events, such as the Democratic National Convention and the debate of the US Vice President. In March it is debuted The AI tool package called Policy Intelligence Assistance for paying subscribers that were built in cooperation with the Capitol AI combinator. Rachel Loeffler Politico Rachel described Initiative at that time as “hopelessly integration of generative artificial intelligence with our unparalleled political knowledge” –
However, Politico Union members claim that these tools have violated their contract in several ways and make a dispute to arbitration in July. “The company is obliged to notify the 60 -day notification of any use of the new technology, which will materially and substantively affect individual professional obligations,” says Pen Union chairman and reporter E & E Public Health, Ariel Wittenberg. The union claims that he did not receive a notification or opportunity to bargain in good faith over the implementation of AI Politico and that the tools work that would usually be performed by human staff.
“This is not just a dispute of the contract, it is a test whether journalists have a voice in our work AI. Without federal provisions, trade union contracts remain one of the few forced frames of artificial intelligence liability on a national scale – says Newsguild Jon Schleuss.
Politico claims that the publication “contains solemn obligations arising from its collective negotiating agreement, and” according to Spokesperson Heather Riley will continue to honor these obligations.
The Politico agreement provides that the publication must use artificial intelligence in a manner consistent with the standards of the company’s journalistic ethics. “We are not against artificial intelligence, but it should be maintained in accordance with the same ethical and stylish standards as our political journalists,” says Arianna Skibell, Vice -President of the Union for Agreements, which is written by the Politico industry newsletter. Some members of the Union ask if there is always adequate human supervision over the content by content content AI.
In one case, a live summary generated by AI used the language around immigration, which writers cannot use, publishing phrases such as “migrants in the case, because it includes vice presidents.