The Reuters Institute has reported on research into the media and AI in the UK and the USA:
Out today! New research looks at which experts the news media turn to when discussing artificial intelligence.
— Reuters Institute (@risj_oxford) December 17, 2019
Study looked at the top 300 cited experts in the UK and US and found the 10 most mentioned scholars account for 70% of overall news mentions.https://t.co/G60Hj8dBkv
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An expert, by Terry Freedman
Long story short: it’s biased. (Who knew?)
In a nutshell, most of the AI experts that journalists turn to are (a) in industry rather than the ones who are cited by peers in academia, and (b) are men.
It’s good to have the research, but I’m tempted to respond in the same way a girl of 14 did when I spoke to her parents:
Me: I’ve just read a report that says girls have a larger proportion of their brain devoted to literacy than boys do.
Girl: I think we all knew that.
Read the full report here: