Navigating AI disclosures in the news

To disclose or not to disclose the use of AI to news readers? This is one of the most pressing questions news organisations are facing at the moment when working with (generative) AI tools. AI is here to stay – also in journalism. News organisations are experimenting with or have already implemented generative AI technologies in their news production processes and are creating internal guidelines as we speak. Some organisations inform their readers about the fact that they are using AI, and some don’t. Is this ethical? What do readers want? And what should useful disclosures even look like?