"News was a bad business model, Silicon Valley told itself, without much regard for how it affects how we understand the world around us and how trustworthy information underpins our democratic ideals."
"daily civic life: community events and local businesses, crime and emergency response, and legislation, courts, and public policy,"
"weather, disasters, and school closures more than quadrupled,"
ChatGPT processes roughly one million local-news prompts each week. Local-news queries surged after a historic winter storm that dumped at least a foot of snow in 19 states, with weather, disasters, and school closure prompts more than quadrupling. Most local-news prompts concern daily civic life, including community events, local businesses, crime and emergency response, and legislation, courts, and public policy. ChatGPT had 800 million weekly users as of October 2025, but surveys indicate relatively few Americans regularly obtain news from AI chatbots. The company acknowledges strained relations with news organizations, notes rare partnerships, and signals an intent to pursue a different approach amid ongoing lawsuits.
Read at Nieman Lab
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