"It can produce the natural human language information based off of structured data, but that does not mean that it understands the value of what it's producing.  Newsworthiness is still a human capacity role." - Chad Owsley, PhD Candidate in the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri

A study from the University of Missouri finds that many Americans are unaware that Artificial Intelligence is so prevalent, let alone that it's creating news content.  KMOX Virtual Consumer Editor Megan Lynch talks with the study author Chad Owsley and his research advisor, Associate Professor, Dr. Keith Greenwood.

"It can produce the natural human language information based off of structured data, but that does not mean that it understands the value of what it's producing.  Newsworthiness is still a human capacity role." - Chad Owsley, PhD Candidate in the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri
A study from the University of Missouri finds that many Americans are unaware that Artificial Intelligence is so prevalent, let alone that it's creating news content.  KMOX Virtual Consumer Editor Megan Lynch talks with the study author Chad Owsley and his research advisor, Associate Professor, Dr. Keith Greenwood.

The average American consumes 11 hours a day of electronic mass media! Learning to analyze media messages regardless of who sends them is a 21st century survival skill (in Missouri they're considering adding it to the school curriculum). What the Media ?!!? will explore topics like "How to spot a bot" and "why memes work". We speak with local Media Literacy professors and authors as our experts in addition to the anchors and reporters in our newsroom. A good comparison is a food critic - they look at how the food is prepared, who the chef is, how the food is presented, the texture etc. We will do the same for Media!

The average American consumes 11 hours a day of electronic mass media! Learning to analyze media messages regardless of who sends them is a 21st century survival skill (in Missouri they're considering adding it to the school curriculum). What the Media ?!!? will explore topics like "How to spot a bot" and "why memes work". We speak with local Media Literacy professors and authors as our experts in addition to the anchors and reporters in our newsroom. A good comparison is a food critic - they look at how the food is prepared, who the chef is, how the food is presented, the texture etc. We will do the same for Media!

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