Funding: Own budget (19), Tech company (OpenAI) (2), Tech company (Google/GNI) (2), Media dev org (1)
Award-winning data journalist rebuilt two civil-data-journalism visualisations by 'vibe coding' with Claude: Patrie Galere (deaths in Italian prisons, 2002–2026, originally a 2012 Guardian Datablog project) and Strade Mortali (Rome road-safety). Used Claude Opus for architecture and Claude Sonnet for iteration (briefly Fable 5), splitting each build into ~20 single-purpose tasks in Claude Cowork…
Agentic AI newsroom platform that automates the full editorial workflow using 12 specialised AI agents working in parallel: continuous monitoring of about 4,000 global sources, automated content selection, article writing, multi-level verification, cryptographic certification (Verify protocol), and publication; each article receives a unique cryptographic hash guaranteeing content integrity and enabling source…
Expanded generative AI experiment: after a one-off fully AI-generated newspaper edition (March 2025) was deemed a success, editor Claudio Cerasa announced AI would continue as a weekly section inside the newspaper and be integrated into podcasts, newsletters, books, debates and workshops; described as a deliberately provocative experiment to stimulate public debate on AI's role in journalism; AI wrote headlines,…
KGRIAL "computer edit journalism" system — proprietary generative AI model developed by Deloitte for ANSA that produces multilingual text drafts (Italian and other languages); journalists modify or enrich AI-generated drafts based on editorial judgment and context; part of broader AI-human collaborative approach to news agency production
Le Tue Notizie" (Your News) — AI-powered personalised news section allowing subscribers to tailor their news feed by interests and favourite journalists; content recommendation engine selects articles based on subscriber preferences
AI adopted for media accessibility: (1) AI-assisted batch subtitle preparation for pre-recorded broadcast content — deployed operationally; (2) AI automatic transcription of live broadcast events — in testing phase; both projects managed by CRITS (Centro Ricerche ed Innovazione Tecnologica), RAI's R&D and technological innovation centre