We made Hacks/Hackers' site accessible to AI agents, and they're already showing up. An llms.txt file leads agents to our MCP server to search archives, and we added "Ask" AI buttons for readers to send pre-filled prompts to Claude or ChatGPT. What we did here: hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-a...

Researchers tested 6 AI chatbots on daily news questions and they got 95%+ right. But when a user slipped a wrong detail into a question, GPT-5 got only 19% right, worse than random guesses. The chatbot wasn't just confused, it was actively misled. hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-c...

Forget hotel ballrooms. Our AI x Journalism Summit was in a former warehouse, with no cushioned chairs and rooms where people sometimes sat on the floor. It fit the vibe we were going for: Not perfection, but ready to build. hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-u... hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-r...

What does it take for a small newsroom to ship with AI? Cohort 2 of our Newsroom AI Lab — Bellingcat, Trusting News, Prison Journalism Project — shows the pattern: define the real problem, externalize the unwritten judgment, build only what fits. hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-c...

Two weeks to the AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore (May 13–14). Speakers from NYT, CNN, ProPublica, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Minnesota Star Tribune, Mother Jones/Reveal, Der Spiegel and Google. Close to selling out. luma.com/hh-aijournal...

What does it look like when a story shapes itself based on who's reading? I built a demo that tailors summaries of new NYC mayor Mamdani's statements based on your context. Publishers need a new platform to enable experiences like this: a Context Management System: hackshackers.com/r/2026-04-co...

Ads are coming to AI chatbots. Will anyone be able to tell they're looking at one? New Princeton + UW research: 18 of 23 models didn't disclose sponsorship 65% of the time. ChatGPT ads just launched — preview of what breaks when separation fails. hackshackers.com/r/2026-04-ai...

12 new sessions at the AI x Journalism Summit: ProPublica on secure local models, Baltimore Banner's News Detector, WBEZ on Whisper, Boston Globe on build/buy/ignore, two Google sessions. $95 tickets end today. One month out — May 13–14. luma.com/hh-aijournalismsummit-2026

Not vendor-led. Not hype-driven. Focused on real newsroom problems, real prototypes, and clear guardrails! www.poynter.org/news-release...

In partnership with the nonprofit @hackshackers.com Wisconsin Watch is experimenting ways to improve the audio descriptions of photos for those who use screen readers, known as alt text. Here's what we're doing -- and how you can give feedback or suggestions 👇

Sawyer Bernath of Tarbell Center is discussing how much of mainstream reporting on AI focuses on national security and business angles, despite the fact AI is already impacting nearly all aspects of modern life. #AIJournalismHH

It's not too late to join nearly 300 journalists, technologists and news product leaders at the Summit in Baltimore. Get tickets here: lu.ma/gxdhtufs

We are live at the first-ever @hackshackers.com AI x Journalism Summit! Thanks to @therealnews.com for hosting us in Baltimore. Here’s our program for the next two days: bit.ly/hh-ai-journa...

Great event on the future of facts at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social last night. Totally worth the 5 a.m. flight to make it to the @hackshackers.com AIxJournalism Summit today!!

Hello from Baltimore! I’m here at the @hackshackers.com AI Journalism Summit My session is tomorrow morning, talking about @citybureau.bsky.social @documenters.org and equipping residents to monitor local government. If you’re at the conference- come and say hi!

Our first-ever AI x Journalism Summit is underway! See our Summit Schedule page to keep track of the 40+ presenters who are sharing insights about the future of journalism, and share your updates with the summit hashtag: #AIJournalismHH www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...

May 16: Join us at @pressclubdc.bsky.social for a half-day workshop on AI skills for journalists. With @vaniaandre.bsky.social, @thehaitiantimes.bsky.social; @pcheung630.bsky.social, @hackshackers.com; @andrewwallender.com, @bloomberglaw.com Tickets on sale: www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-a...

🚨Last call for regular tickets! 🚨We're holding our first-ever AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore May 7-8 (that's next week!) and the deadline for regular tickets is EOD, Friday May 2nd! Come and join us to plan the future of journalism. Tix here: lu.ma/gxdhtufs

At our Summit next week (!) panelists Paris M. Brown, Marie Gilot, @rubinafillion.nytimes.com & @vaniaandre.bsky.social, all instructors & participants in the AI Journalism Lab: Leadership, will share the techniques and tools that help them wield AI effectively as newsroom managers & leaders.

Journalists: What if you could instantly test story ideas w/ diverse reader views? On May 7, verso.ink 's Patrick Swanson demos how AI personas reveal audience blind spots in real time—no surveys needed. Learn to build focus groups w/ ChatGPT while considering ethical limits.

What does it actually take to personalize news at scale? On Thurs May 8 at our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit, Chi-Chi Zhang of @yahoonews.com breaks down the tools and the tradeoffs (spoiler: LLMs aren’t always the answer). See the Summit schedule here: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-...

There is just over one week until our first-ever AI x Journalism Summit, and we're almost sold out! Hosted by our friends @TheRealNews , the Summit is in Baltimore on Wed May 7 & Thurs May 8. Get your tickets here, or share with someone you know: lu.ma/gxdhtufs

In her session on Thurs, May 8 at our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit called “Watch Your Language: AI and Bias Detection,” Janet Coats shares findings from her research and introduces a machine-learning tool designed to help journalists identify and reduce bias in their writing.

"Media organizations need to recognize that high-quality journalism is increasingly valuable in an AI-driven ecosystem." @pcheung630.bsky.social shares key takeaways about #AI and the future of #journalism from this year’s SKUP Conference in Norway. www.hackshackers.com/edit-or-be-e...

@thecity.nyc Where is your newsroom *not* showing up? At our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit on May 7, Tazbia Fatima & Scott Klein share how @THECITYNY used ChatGPT to map out neighborhood-level blind spots in its coverage. Smart, reflective journalism starts with asking better questions.

This May 7 workshop at our AI x Journalism Summit introduces 'red teaming'—a cybersecurity practice to identify vulnerabilities—and a hands-on exercise to help build robust, responsible newsroom AI strategy.​ See the full Summit schedule here: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-...

At our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit (May 7-8), Hong Qu will demonstrate how to build a no-code AI agent that automatically tracks executive orders, analyzes their impact, and organizes it all in a Google Sheet. See the full Summit schedule here: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-...

On Wed, May 7 at our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore, @subbuvincent.bsky.social explores how LLMs are revolutionizing the analysis of source attribution in journalism. See the daily Summit session schedule here: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-...

With the hype around #AI, it’s difficult for newsrooms to know where to start. At our AI x Journalism Summit (May 7-8), Elite Truong, VP Product Strategy at @ampress.bsky.social will discuss how newsrooms can use AI to solve problems in different ways. More here: www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...

Announcing the full Summit schedule: More than 40 speakers presenting hands-on, real-world applications of AI in journalism in Baltimore, May 7-8: www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...

"The upcoming AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore in May is a huge opportunity for me to learn about how newsroom processes will adopt – and adapt to – these new technologies." www.hackshackers.com/three-ai-x-j...

Read our latest #newsletter: Updates from our recent AI x #Journalism House, hosted by the @texastribune.org in Austin during the massive SXSW megafestival. www.hackshackers.com/exploring-ai...

Wrapping up the day with Der Spiegel at the @hackshackers.com AI x Journalism House during SXSW. We have a full day coming up tomorrow, join us: lu.ma/aj74ayou

Kicking off our AI x Journalism House here during @sxsw.com at @texastribune.org with @cnti.bsky.social. Join us if you’re in Austin: lu.ma/aj74ayou

After a success workshop earlier this week, we’re sharing a workshop prototype for newsrooms where participants design AI solutions for tackling information overload. www.hackshackers.com/when-politic...

Join us and an all-star lineup of journalism & technology all-stars for two days of workshops, speakers and networking alongside the SXSW conference. Take a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is changing how we create and distribute news and information. www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...

Is there Just Too Much News these days? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you checking constantly checking Bluesky but can never quite keep up? Join @burtherman.com and @pcheung630.bsky.social on March 3rd to brainstorm AI solutions for information overload. lu.ma/HHaihandling...

Is there Just Too Much News these days? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you checking constantly checking Bluesky but can never quite keep up? Join @burtherman.com and @pcheung630.bsky.social on March 3rd to brainstorm AI solutions for information overload. lu.ma/HHaihandling...

Join @burtherman.com and @pcheung630.bsky.social March 10 & 11 at #SXSW, as Hacks/Hackers once again presents AI x Journalism House, this year hosted by our friends @texastribune.org. Get details on our all-star lineup of presenters + how to register for tickets. www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...

This weekend: Hacks/Hackers' Quito, Ecuador affiliate, in collaboration with OpenlabEC is hosting MediaHack, a hackathon that brings together journalists and technologists to find solutions that address the effects of disinformation on the Internet. openlab.ec/mediahack#no...

What is the future of AI in news? Looking forward to exploring that w/ @hackshackers.com at their AI x Journalism Summit in May. I'll be speaking about some of my research, but excited to learn from all these other smart people. Early bird tickets available: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-...

The winning project of the AI + Local Newsackathon held at the Minnesota Journalism Center earlier this month, MinneDigest makes local news more accessible by using AI tools to provide personalized, concise and easy-to-digest news summaries. www.hackshackers.com/hackathon-wi...

[Early-bird tix end on Sun, Feb 15] Our 1st-ever AI x Journalism Summit is in Baltimore May 7-8. Tracks include 1) Reporting on AI 2) Using AI 3) Building with AI -- all aimed at giving reporters, editors, product managers, technologists practical skills. Tix: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-...

Early bird ends Sun, Feb 15th for our 1st-ever #AI x #Journalism Summit May 7-8 in Baltimore. Leaders in news product, media innovation will speak at, lead hands-on sessions aimed at giving reporters, editors, product managers, technologists practical skills and insights. Tix: lu.ma/gxdhtufs

🚨 Sat Feb 15 is the early bird ticket deadline for our first-ever AI x Journalism summit in Baltimore May 7-8! 🚨 Sessions include Using AI to Map Coverage Blind Spots, Covering State Legislatures With the Help of AI, Measuring AI's Real Impact in Newsrooms + more. Get tickets here!

🚨 Sat Feb 15 is the early bird ticket deadline for our first-ever AI x Journalism summit in Baltimore May 7-8! 🚨 Speakers so far include Aimee Reinhart, Benjamin Toff, Nick Diakopoulos and more! Get your tickets here!

Our latest newsletter includes a link to early bird tickets (February 5th deadline!) for our upcoming AX x Journalism Summit in May, our return to SXSW 2025 this March, updates from our recent University of Minnesota journalism hackathon, journalism jobs + more! www.hackshackers.com/early-bird-d...

This weekend we're conducting an #AI and local news hackathon together with @hubbardschoolumn.bsky.social, @poynterinstitute.bsky.social & @trustingnews.bsky.social. If you're there, let us know, and check back soon for an updated about the weekend! hsjmc.umn.edu/news/2025-01...

Wikipedia is under threat. Besides vows to defund the platform, there now a campaign to identify, dox Wikipedia editors in order to influence and change editorial practices. WikiCredCon 2025 will address these and other challenges over three days of talks, from Feb 14-16.

About 20% of Americans – including a much higher share of adults under 30 (37%) – now get information from news influencers. Verso's Roganbot helps journalists examine this potentially massive media blind spot.