Big Technology Podcast · Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Campbell Brown points out that AI can now write and synthesize information better than many human reporters. This raises a critical question for the future of journalism: what value do reporters bring if they are not offering genuine expertise or original information? She suggests that the legal outcomes of ongoing litigation may eventually push the industry towards a clearer business model.
“Because AI can write better than a lot of reporters. AI can synthesize information better than a lot of reporters. So if you're not bringing real genuine expertise or original information to the ecosystem, to the conversation, what are you contributing?”
“I think we're in this in-between space where maybe litigation, or the outcome of some of this litigation, will push us over the edge to where we end up on the business model side.”