Exploration of Media Ethics in the AI Era: A Case Analysis of Radarsolo.com

Ragil Listiyoningsih, Pawito Pawito, Andre Noevi Rahmanto

Abstract


Artificial Intelligence (AI) has pushed media practitioners to adapt quickly during digital transformation. The use of AI in newsrooms provides convenience and time efficiency but also presents complex ethical challenges. This research aims to explore the ethical dilemmas that arise from the application of AI in newsrooms, with a critical approach to media ethics in the era of AI, analyzed using media logic theory. This research used a qualitative method and involved in-depth interviews with five journalists from Radarsolo.com who actively use generative AI in news production. The data obtained was analyzed thematically to identify the ethical challenges faced. The results revealed four main challenges: information validity, data accuracy and verification, algorithm bias, and the absence of specific regulations related to the use of AI in journalism. The findings show that Radarsolo.com applies media ethics with a critical approach to AI through close monitoring and re-verification of information. This approach serves as an example of how mass media can navigate ethical challenges in the digital era.

Keywords


Artificial Intelligence; ethics; journalism; media logic; newsroom

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