Announcing the 2023 winners
15 great descriptions of AI tools in action, selected from 100s of candidates representing 80+ publications worldwide.
2023 Winner from the FTC Business Blog
Reporting on AI Hall of Fame
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EmailIn late 2023 and early 2024, Aspen Digital put out a public call for submissions of excellent descriptions of artificial intelligence (AI) in reporting from 2023. From hundreds of excerpts representing over 80 different publications ranging from student papers to international mainstream press, we chose 15 winners.
In the 2014 movie Ex Machina, a robot manipulates someone into freeing it from its confines, resulting in the person being confined instead. The robot was designed to manipulate that person’s emotions, and, oops, that’s what it did. While the scenario is pure speculative fiction, companies are always looking for new ways – such as the use of generative AI tools – to better persuade people and change their behavior.
What makes it great
In this excerpt, Atleson centers companies as designers of AI tools (“the robot was designed” and “the use of generative AI tools”), specifies the type of tools being used (generative AI), and highlights the purpose of the tools (to better persuade people). The author also uses an accessible metaphor to get their point across.
What the winner has to say
“Our blog posts on AI are designed to send clear and unequivocal messages from the FTC to industry that there is no AI exception to consumer protection laws. We aim to cut through hype and misdirection and remind the public that it’s about companies deciding how to sell or use technology, not about technology deciding how to use the public.”
— Michael Atleson
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