Ethan Mollick: LLMs can 10x investigative journalism research
emollick · x · 2026-11-07
Ethan Mollick argues AI could usher in a golden age of investigative journalism. Deep dives into filings, records and public data once required a team of journalists and lots of time, making such stories rare. Now LLMs can roughly 10x investigative research, making ambitious accountability reporting far more feasible.
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