Carolina Science Cafe: Who’s a Journalist in the Age of AI?
Event Details
Who’s a Journalist in the Age of AI? addresses a critical development in the news media. In this Carolina Science Cafe session, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media faculty member, Deb Aikat, PhD, will discuss how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reconfigures the epistemic boundaries of journalistic authority, credibility, and public verification in democratic discourse.
Dr. Aikat will discuss how AI is reshaping press freedom at a time when public trust in media has sunk to 28%, according to Gallup’s 2025 survey. He studies the shifting information landscape in the U.S. and India — the world’s oldest and largest democracies — tracing how digital platforms empower people to publish, protest, and participate in civic life beyond traditional newsrooms.
Free and open to adults
Light appetizers available for attendees
Drinks available for purchase
Hosted by Morehead Planetarium at Haw River Tap & Table in Carrboro.
