Instagram's Edits App and AI's Role in Journalism
The AI in Media Daily Brief
Michelle
PodcastAI
PodcastAI

Instagram's Edits App and AI's Role in Journalism

E55 • Apr 24, 2025 • 6 mins

In this episode, Michelle delves into the latest advancements in AI within the media landscape. The episode begins with an introduction to Instagram's new AI-powered app, Edits, highlighting its features and potential impact on the market. A comparison is drawn between Edits and existing tools, alongside a discussion of Meta's vision for its future. The conversation then shifts to the perceptions and implications of AI-generated versus human-written news, exploring how these differences affect audience trust and media integrity. The episode concludes with a reflection on the role of AI in journalism education, considering how it shapes future media professionals.

Key Points

  • Instagram has launched Edits, an AI-powered video editing app that offers advanced tools for creators, including AI Image Animation and automatic captioning.
  • A study found that university students rated AI-generated news as higher quality than news written by human journalists, sparking debates about the future role of human journalists.
  • The study highlights the need for journalism education to incorporate AI training to help future journalists navigate the evolving media landscape.
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