The recent workshop on “Large Language Models for Media and Democracy: Wrecking or Saving Society?” held on April 23-24, organized by the Hybrid Intelligence Centre in collaboration with CWI, was a hit! Participants dived deep into how AI, especially Large Language Models (LLMs), is reshaping media, democracy, and culture.

Pradeep shared insights from the lively panel discussions: The first panel at the workshop discussed how the new wave of AI, especially, LLMs, are fundamentally changing media, democracy, and even broadly, culture.

In addition to the potential harms such as increasing bias and creating echo chambers, the panel also touched upon positive applications such as detecting sponsored content and separating news from opinions. The panel also discussed what trustworthiness means for this new wave of AI and some potential ways to enhance trustworthiness.

The workshop was a fantastic chance for experts to come together, share ideas, and chart the future of AI in media and democracy. Keep an eye out for more events like this.