Our editor-in-chief has written about how AI "enshitification" and "AI slop" has "ruined" search engines. We're asking management to work with us to ensure AI enshitification never ruins @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org

In January, Apple was forced to suspend its AI news summary notification feature, which had concocted false stories and wrongly attributed them to real news outlets www.bbc.com/news/article...

A BBC study of AI tools found that "51% of all AI answers to questions about the news were judged to have significant issues of some form" and "13% of the quotes sourced from BBC articles were either altered or didn’t actually exist in that article" www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...

Why do workers need a seat at the AI table? The threat to our livelihoods and working conditions is obvious. It's clear that reckless use of AI could have catastrophic consequences for the reputations of our publications and the journalists who work here.

VP Vance agrees: "For all major AI policy decisions coming from the federal government, the Trump Administration will guarantee American workers a seat at the table." CIR's policies should be at least as democratic and worker-friendly as the Trump administration's. youtu.be/ocfcVuuuMpQ?...

Last year, President Biden declared that workers should "have a seat at the table in determining how these technologies are developed and used" bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-roo...

🔹Demand 2: CIR must work with, and get consent from, the Union before implementing AI tools.

As our CEO has written (disapprovingly), "The big money loves the idea that artificial intelligence will replace journalists." This practice is increasingly widespread, and we don't want it to happen here. We doubt our readers or donors do, either. www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1...

In short, don't replace us with bots. The leadership of a magazine named for a legendary labor leader should be happy to make that commitment. And it needs to be universal—covering print and radio; art, production and sound; business ops; and everything else.

Obviously, we aren't saying AI should never be used at all. But we are asking for two reasonable protections. 🔹Demand 1: Union work—and Union workers—must not be displaced by AI.

Last year, our CEO warned readers that AI poses an "existential threat" to independent news. "This could kill journalism," she wrote. We agree.

We'll soon be sitting down with @motherjones.com & @revealnews.org management to discuss the CIR Union's demands for ethical, labor, and editorial safeguards around AI. A strong agreement is vital to protect the rights of workers and the reputation of our news organization. Here’s why: 🧵👇

new: Business Insider's employee union calls today's layoffs a "brazen pivot away from journalism toward greed."

Best of all, these are Union jobs!

We'll soon be sitting down with @motherjones.com & @revealnews.org management to discuss the CIR Union's demands for ethical, labor, and editorial safeguards around AI. A strong agreement is vital to protect the rights of workers and the reputation of our news organization. Here’s why: 🧵👇

Congrats!

🚨Today—for the first time since @motherjones.com merged with @revealnews.org—we’re beginning negotiations with management over our collective bargaining agreement. Here's what we're fighting for :🧵👇

This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts. It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.

The NYT Guild unit council (which I'm on) voted UNANIMOUSLY to support The Athletic workers joining our unit. Our UC is never unanimous on anything. I've been as detached from union work as reporting work while on medical leave, but I logged on for the minute it took to vote an enthusiastic yes.

Our colleague @aurabogado.bsky.social is being laid off from @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org -- right before Christmas. We're fighting to protect her rights. If you're able, please consider helping her out by donating to her here www.gofundme.com/f/community-...

I'm also available for consulting on editorial strategy, with significant experience on multiplatform investigative coverage, digital engagement, newsroom policies, equitable practices, and recruiting. If you have work for me, please reach out 🙏

I’m a seasoned immigration reporter, well sourced in various communities that will experience the brunt of Trump’s promises, as well as in Washington. I’m open to freelance, full time, and part time work.

I was unexpectedly laid off from @motherjones.com on Friday the 13th. I’ve been deprived of direct access to my Google Drive, which contains seven years worth of work. I am also ineligible for unemployment. This is a terrible Christmas for me and my family. If you have leads for work, pls lmk.

For our lowest paid members, this contract will be life-changing, lifting the salary floor by $14,000 to $69K. And our members will see a 17% average wage increase over the life of the contract.

This deal will also provide important strong new job security measures including “just cause” and guardrails on the use of AI.

WE HAVE A DEAL: We are thrilled to announce that we have a tentative, three-year deal with @theatlantic.com, pending ratification by our members. Here are just a few highlights of the deal…

BREAKING: The biggest strike against Amazon in U.S. history is happening right now. The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country. The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.

On Friday, 12 days before Christmas, one of our members was told by @motherjones.com / @revealnews.org management she would be laid off January 15. The company immediately locked her out of her email, which contains material she needs—despite the fact she remains an employee for the next month.