A Reuters Institute survey reveals the challenges facing the application of artificial intelligence technology in journalism. A survey shows that nearly half of the world's popular news websites have blocked OpenAI's crawlers, and large publishers have also taken active measures to prevent AI from unauthorized use of copyrighted content. This phenomenon reflects the cautious attitude of news media organizations towards the application of artificial intelligence technology and the importance they attach to the protection of intellectual property rights. Different types of media have significant differences in their attitudes towards AI crawlers, with news organizations in the northern hemisphere especially tending to block crawler access.
According to a survey by the Reuters Institute, 48% of the world's popular news websites have blocked OpenAI's crawlers, and some large publishers have taken measures to prevent the use of artificial intelligence on copyrighted materials. The study also found that there are big differences in the attitudes of different types of media towards artificial intelligence crawlers, with news media in the northern hemisphere more inclined to block crawlers. This trend shows that the application of artificial intelligence in the field of journalism faces many challenges and controversies, and relevant research also points out that the development of artificial intelligence models requires more careful and standardized management.The results of this survey highlight the contradiction between the development of artificial intelligence technology and copyright protection in the media industry. It also indicates that the future application of artificial intelligence in the field of news will need more complete laws, regulations and ethical norms to guide and standardize in order to achieve health and sustainability. develop.