Column: How AI is reshaping journalism and democracy

Summary

A column in Nepal’s Kathmandu Post argues that generative AI systems, trained on massive scraped datasets and optimized for plausible prediction rather than truth, are already transforming how news is produced and consumed, often in ways invisible to audiences. The authors warn that as AI-generated text and images flood the information ecosystem without clear labeling, it becomes harder to distinguish reporting from simulation, threatening public trust and democratic deliberation unless newsrooms develop stronger standards, verification practices and governance around AI use.