Shun reliance on AI, embrace ethical practices – Lawmaker Rotimi to Journalists

The Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Akintunde Rotimi Jr, has cautioned journalists against over-reliance connected artificial quality (AI), urging them to clasp the exertion portion safeguarding the morals of the profession.

Rotimi, who represents Ekiti North I (Ikole/Oye) Federal Constituency, gave the proposal successful Ado-Ekiti during the maiden yearly nationalist lecture organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ekiti State Council.

The lecture, held successful honour of seasoned writer Biodun Akin Fasae, focused connected the taxable “Journalism and AI.”

Delivering his address, Rotimi described AI arsenic a transformative instrumentality susceptible of enhancing journalism done fact-checking, information analysis, and detection of manipulated contented specified arsenic deepfakes. He, however, stressed that exertion indispensable stay subordinate to quality judgment.

“The newsroom of the aboriginal volition not beryllium defined by automation replacing journalists, but by journalists empowered by intelligent tools,” helium said.

He warned that expanding dependence connected automation could undermine ethical standards, noting that portion societies are much informed than ever, uncertainty astir credible accusation continues to grow.

“AI is simply a instrumentality successful your hands, not the different mode around. The aboriginal of journalism depends connected our committedness to information and integrity,” helium added.
Rotimi besides called connected the NUJ to fortify its interior accou...