AI is writing the news, but who’s paying the price?

By the time you read this, AI has already written, edited, translated, and optimised a dozen other stories—perhaps even one about this very article. What once seemed like a newsroom experiment is now an operational necessity. From crunching financial data to tailoring editorial slants, AI has infiltrated every layer of journalism, reshaping how news is gathered, produced, and consumed. But as newsrooms embrace this technological leap, they also grapple with fundamental questions: Can AI preserve the trust and integrity of journalism? Who profits when algorithms write the news? And will human journalists remain essential—or just optional?