Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein

AI chatbots—such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Google AI Mode or the Washington Post’s “Ask the Post AI” — are software products which simulate human-like conversations and generate responses across a wide range of topics. While even their creators caution against using them as arbiters of fact, research consistently demonstrates that people increasingly rely on them for information about the world.

The Center for News, Technology and Innovation reviewed 188 national and regional AI strategies, laws, and policies around the world to determine how they impact journalism. We focused our analysis on how regulatory activity addresses seven policy components that are particularly likely to impact journalism.

The Journalist’s Resource asked journalists, educators and other members of our audience how they use our materials and how we can help them do their jobs better. Some of their responses surprised us.