{"id":134282,"date":"2024-12-07T08:52:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T01:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134282"},"modified":"2024-12-07T08:52:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T01:52:50","slug":"los-angeles-times-owner-says-articles-will-use-ai-meter-to-show-sources-bias-los-angeles-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134282","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Times owner says articles will use AI meter to show sources\u2019 \u2018bias\u2019 | Los Angeles Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/los-angeles-times\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>, has announced plans to incorporate an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/artificialintelligenceai\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">artificial intelligence<\/a>-powered \u201cbias meter\u201d into the newspaper\u2019s coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Soon-Shiong, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/biotechnology-industry\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">biotech<\/a> billionaire who bought the Los Angeles Times in 2018, made the comments on a <a href=\"https:\/\/scottjenningsky.podbean.com\/e\/special-scott-jennings-hosts-the-mike-gallagher-show-hour-3-with-dr-patrick-soon-shiong-and-speaker-mike-johnson\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">podcast<\/a> hosted by conservative commentator Scott Jennings, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/1862598518067913035\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">is soon joining<\/a> the LA Times editorial board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The proposed move is the latest controversy to rock the newspaper which has suffered a wave of resignations and layoffs under Soon-Shiong\u2019s ownership. Most recently, Soon-Shiong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2024\/oct\/25\/patrick-soon-shiong-the-billionaire-la-times-owner-who-blocked-harris-endorsement\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">blocked<\/a> the paper from endorsing Democrat Kamala Harris in last month\u2019s presidential election, sparking outrage from many staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The \u201cbias meter\u201d, Soon-Shiong said, will be integrated into articles so that \u201csomebody could understand, as they read it, that the source of the article has some level of bias\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"0d2ccfb9-6d4c-4041-bd43-05772968998b\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:4,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;\u2018An existential battle\u2019: how Trump\u2019s win is shifting the US media landscape&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;0d2ccfb9-6d4c-4041-bd43-05772968998b&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/23\/trump-journalist-cable-msnbc&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cAnd what we need to do is not have what we call confirmation bias, and then that story automatically, the reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story based on that story and then give comments,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Soon-Shiong told Jennings that he had been \u201cquietly building\u201d the AI tool \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d and expressed his hope to launch it by this coming January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">His comments quickly elicited a <a href=\"https:\/\/latguild.com\/news\/2024\/12\/5\/lat-guild-statement-our-commitment-to-journalistic-integrity\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">response<\/a> from the union representing many of the LA Times newsroom staffers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThe newspaper\u2019s owner has publicly suggested his staff harbors bias, without offering evidence or examples,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">It adds: \u201cOur members \u2013 and all Times staffers \u2013 abide by a strict set of ethics guidelines, which call for fairness, precision, transparency, vigilance against bias, and an earnest search to understand all sides of an issue. Those longstanding principles will continue guiding our work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The recent announcement of the \u201cbias meter\u201d comes as Soon-Shiong has, in recent weeks, expressed his desire to include <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/5015311-cnn-commentator-scott-jennings-joins-los-angeles-times-editorial-board-after-owner-calls-for-more-conservative-voices\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">more conservative voices<\/a> to the paper\u2019s opinion section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cIt is clear we need to rebirth the organization and allow dissenting views and ALL voices to be expressed \u2026 whether from the left, right or center,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrPatSoonShiong\/status\/1857481150626935177\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a> in November. \u201cThis won\u2019t be easy, but I\u2019m committed to making this happen and to help heal our divided nation through a platform that enables civil discourse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Last week, he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrPatSoonShiong\/status\/1862661329510916347\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">announced<\/a> that Jennings would be joining the LA Times editorial board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In a statement, Jennings <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/1862598518067913035\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a> that he planned to \u201crepresent those Americans who believe they are often ignored or even ridiculed in legacy media and applaud Dr Soon-Shiong\u2019s move to bring balance to the editorial board\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Soon-Shiong has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/26\/anticipatory-obedience-newspapers-endorsement-refusal\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">faced criticism<\/a> in recent months after he blocked the LA Times editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris for president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">This decision triggered a wave of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/25\/los-angeles-times-owner-blocks-harris-endorsement\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">subscribers to cancel their subscriptions<\/a>, staff anger and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/25\/los-angeles-times-owner-blocks-harris-endorsement\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">high-profile resignations<\/a> at the publication, including recent Pulitzer prize winner Robert Greene and Harry Litman, a senior legal affairs columnist for the Times\u2019 opinion page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/harrylitman.substack.com\/p\/why-i-just-resigned-from-the-los?r=14rrh9\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">on Thursday<\/a>, Litman said that his resignation was a \u201cprotest and visceral reaction against the conduct of the paper\u2019s owner, Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cSoon-Shiong has made several moves to force the paper, over the forceful objections of his staff, into a posture more sympathetic to Donald Trump,\u201d he said. \u201cGiven the existential stakes for our democracy that I believe Trump\u2019s second term poses, and the evidence that Soon-Shiong is currying favor with the president-elect, they are repugnant and dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2024\/dec\/06\/la-times-ai-bias-meter-owner\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, has announced plans to incorporate an artificial intelligence-powered \u201cbias meter\u201d into the newspaper\u2019s coverage. 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