Andrew Deck

@decka227

Reporting on AI and journalism @NiemanLab. Previously: @restofworld. Bylines: @JapanTimes @MetropolisJapan @PopMech. DMs open. Signal: andrewdeck.01

Joined April 2009

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Mar 4, 2024

NEWS 🚨 ~ After 4+ years at @restofworld, today I start a new role as a staff writer at @NiemanLab. I’ll be covering the rise of generative AI and its impact on journalism and the media industry. Excited to get started! niemanlab.org/2024/03/welcom…

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Jul 17

Today, Dow Jones launched a French version of its newswire using custom-built machine translation. It's part of a larger push to bring "real-time," AI-powered translations to the newswire, including services in Korean and Japanese. My latest @niemanlab. niemanlab.org/2025/07/a-pres…

decka227's tweet card. Dow Jones Newswires launches an AI-powered French language service, following the rollout of Korean and Japanese last year.

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Jul 2

Law360 is requiring all stories pass through an AI "bias indicator" before publication. The policy came after an executive from its parent company, LexisNexis, accused the newsroom of liberal bias in its Trump admin coverage. My latest for @NiemanLab. niemanlab.org/2025/07/law360…

decka227's tweet card. The policy was announced after an executive accused the newsroom of bias in its Trump administration coverage.

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Jun 26

"It is critical to not let journalism be chewed up and spit out by technologies yet again." A year into its OpenAI litigation, CIR is one of the only journalism nonprofits to sue an AI company. I asked CEO @MonikaBauerlein and the CIR legal team why. niemanlab.org/2025/06/what-i…

decka227's tweet card. One year into its copyright litigation, the Center for Investigative Reporting is still one of the only nonprofits to take the AI giant to court.

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Jun 3

"I don’t want to just be entering text prompts for the rest of my life." I spoke to political cartoonists, including Pulitzer-winner @MarkFiore, about how they are using AI image generators in their work. My latest for @NiemanLab. niemanlab.org/2025/06/i-dont…

decka227's tweet card. Pulitzer-winning cartoonists are experimenting with AI image generators.

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Nieman Lab@NiemanLab · May 27

Anthropic’s new AI model didn’t just “blackmail” researchers in tests — it tried to leak information to news outlets niemanlab.org/2025/05/anthro…

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · May 23

One Pulitzer Prize winner and three finalists disclosed using AI to this year's judging committee. I spoke to the journalists involved about how they used AI tools in their reporting. My latest for @NiemanLab. niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-th…

decka227's tweet card. For a second year, the Pulitzer Prizes required applicants to divulge AI usage — one winner and three finalists disclosed.

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · May 15

Business Insider wants more of its employees to use ChatGPT, and for them to use it more often. In an all-hands, leadership named the top 10 ChatGPT users on staff to encourage adoption. BI told me 70% of employees are already using ChatGPT "regularly." niemanlab.org/2025/05/busine…

decka227's tweet card. An enterprise version of ChatGPT is now available to all staff, with 70% using the tool “regularly.”

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · May 1

I was at the Nordic AI in Media Summit in Copenhagen last week and across the board speakers called for "radical" changes to news formats and distribution. "The article will die, should die, but storytelling will not,” said Gard Steiro, the EIC of VG. niemanlab.org/2025/05/nordic…

decka227's tweet card. Topics included model building, "liquid content," and European tech sovereignty.

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Apr 30

Tomorrow's Publisher looks like a news site about the future of journalism. A closer look reveals it's a showcase for a new "AI wire service" called NoahWire. I spoke to the site's founders about the ethics of using AI to repurpose original reporting. niemanlab.org/2025/04/tomorr…

decka227's tweet card. NoahWire is bringing an LLM treatment to news wire services.

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Apr 11

Last month, Patch announced it was publishing AI-generated newsletters in 30,000 communities across the U.S. I spoke to former Patch workers about the precursor to its AI program and the decision to leave human newsletter writers across the country behind niemanlab.org/2025/04/the-or…

decka227's tweet card. Local news aggregation was primed for automation. In the transition Patch left human curators behind.

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Mar 26

I spoke to @AHCJ about my reporting for @niemanlab and how I uncovered a network of AI-generated local newsletters. Thanks to Karen Blum for a great conversation! healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/03/r…

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Mar 14

Local newsrooms are using AI summaries to listen in on school board meetings, town halls, and state legislatures. Reporters at @Chalkbeat and @MaineVillager have already published stories using these tools. My latest for @niemanlab. niemanlab.org/2025/03/local-…

decka227's tweet card. Chalkbeat and Midcoast Villager have already published stories with sources and leads pulled from AI transcriptions.

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Feb 26

I’m at RightsCon in Taipei this week! I'll be moderating a panel tomorrow on election deepfakes with some fantastic experts. We're talking about the barriers journalists and researchers in the Global South face in accessing proper AI detection tools. Session is @ 11:30 in 201B!

decka227's tweet image. I’m at RightsCon in Taipei this week!

I'll be moderating a panel tomorrow on election deepfakes with some fantastic experts. We're talking about the barriers journalists and researchers in the Global South face in accessing proper AI detection tools. Session is @ 11:30 in 201B!

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Feb 20

Outlier is one of several gig platforms recruiting journalists to train AI models. Its clients including Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft. I spoke to journalists working with the company for @NiemanLab. Many are freelancers struggling to find full-time work. niemanlab.org/2025/02/meet-t…

decka227's tweet card. The gig work platform Outlier is one of several companies courting journalists to train large language models (LLMs).

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Feb 11

I spoke to @CPRNews about my reporting on a network of hundreds of AI-generated local newsletters. Good Daily in currently operating in 47 states, including towns across Colorado. Thanks to @cprwarner @AnthonyCottondp for having me on! cpr.org/show-episode/f…

decka227's tweet card. High-capacity magazines are banned in Colorado. And Democratic lawmakers say they're serious about enforcement. ut might their solution go too far? We take a closer look with Purplish. Then, in...

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Feb 7

I tested DeepSeek’s ability to cite its news sources for @niemanlab. The chatbot regularly called attention to subscription paywalls and acknowledged its responses were at risk of violating copyright. niemanlab.org/2025/02/how-de…

decka227's tweet card. The DeepSeek hype cycle is in full force, but can the chatbot attribute sources more accurately than its competitors?

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Andrew Deck@decka227 · Jan 27

Over the past year, a network of AI-generated local newsletters has quietly spread to 47 states and 355 towns and cities across the U.S. For @NiemanLab, I dug into Good Daily's operations and learned how it gained a foothold in "small town America." niemanlab.org/2025/01/inside…

decka227's tweet card. Good Daily, which operates in 47 states and 355 towns and cities across the U.S., is run by one person.

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