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Pointer

2 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2024–2025.

NetherlandsEuropeLocal / IndependentNational
Cases
2
Active since
2024
Peak stage
3
Controversies
0

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production2

AI implementations

2025

'Zorgcowboys'

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) tool (JournalismAI Skills Lab 2025) making fragmented Dutch healthcare-regulator data (PDFs, open-data files, inspection and financial records) queryable by non-technical investigative journalists; built by reporter Niels van Nimwegen for Pointer's generalist team; version two in development aiming for a ChatGPT-like free-flowing experience with custom tooling over proprietary datasets and shareable 'reporting recipes' for regional journalists

Research & Investigation2 – Adoption3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: RAG framework built with Claude Code + Cursor; proprietary multi-source healthcare datasetsSource ↗
2024

AI-assisted investigation of 150,000 podcast episodes to identify medical misinformation…

Built by Pointer / KRO-NCRV

AI-assisted investigation of 150,000 podcast episodes to identify medical misinformation and conspiracy theories

Research & Investigation3 – Proficiency3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: AI-assisted transcript/search analysisSource ↗

Context

Pointer is one of 22 organizations in Netherlands documented in the index, which holds 25 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Research & Investigation, documented across 131 organizations worldwide.

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