OpenAI to Host AI Journalism Hackathon in Seoul on December 12
Teams of three newsroom employees will use ChatGPT to build articles and reporting tools, with applications open until November 20.
OpenAI will hold an "AI Journalism Hackathon" on December 12 at the Korea Press Foundation Media Education Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, the company announced. The event is organized with the Korea Press Foundation, the Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies and Slow News, according to digitaltoday.co.kr.
The program is a hands-on training session in which journalists use ChatGPT to address problems in the reporting process and produce articles or work tools. Participants must be employees of news organizations, and 20 teams of three — 60 people in total — will be recruited. Journalists from different outlets may form a team together.
Applications are accepted until November 20 on the KPF Media Academy website. In the morning session, OpenAI engineers and working journalists will present AI use cases, including analyzing court rulings, National Assembly audit transcripts and corporate disclosures, along with article monitoring, interview preparation and transcript organization. In the afternoon, teams select topics, produce AI-based articles or tools and receive expert mentoring.
Results will be judged on journalistic value, appropriateness of AI use and completeness. Participation is free, and all participants receive one month of ChatGPT Pro 100. The top-prize team gets six months of access per member, while second-prize and popularity-award teams each receive three months.
Quick answers
When is the OpenAI AI Journalism Hackathon?
It will be held on December 12 at the Korea Press Foundation Media Education Center in Jung-gu, Seoul.
Who can apply?
Employees of news organizations. 20 teams of three, 60 people in total, will be recruited, and journalists from different outlets may form a team together.
What is the application deadline?
Applications are accepted until November 20 on the KPF Media Academy website. Participation is free.