How artificial intelligence is, and isn’t, used in local newsrooms

While media outlets are turning to AI tools, they’re erecting guardrails to control their use

By: Paul Cuno-Booth

Outlets: Granite State News Collaborative

Published: October 3, 2025

Words: 628

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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As AI tools become commonplace, newsrooms in New Hampshire and elsewhere are looking at ways artificial intelligence can bolster their reporting.

At the same time, they’re approaching the technology cautiously and setting out clear guardrails — such as ensuring that AI will not be used to generate articles or photos.

Many journalists around the country (including this one) now use AI tools such as Otter to transcribe interviews, a major time savings. Some outlets …

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