At the Levers of Power: Responsibility of Developers and Journalists in the Age of AI

Calibrating the usage of AI is in progress in many political and economic settings. We will take a look at two professions that deeply shape where and how AI seeps into society and affects people’s everyday life: developers and journalists. Both have the privilege to determine where people will encounter AI to what extent in the upcoming years. By doing that, they also profoundly shape what is perceived to be acceptable and where an ethical line is drawn in society. So what responsibility does each profession have regarding the transformation into an AI-culture? Where does ist start and end for the individual person just trying to do their job?