Join Us for the Hacks/Hackers AI x Journalism Summit 2025 (May 7–8)

The 2024 election campaign demonstrates that media disruption is only just beginning. And, with deregulation of all kinds promised by the Trump administrationcombined with the accelerating development of AI, there promises to be an explosion of new ways to deliver and consume information. The news media needs to fundamentally rethink what news and information products should be in the AI era , while journalists must develop expertise in investigating and reporting on how AI systems affect our communities, from automated decision-making to algorithmic bias.

In order to help journalists lead and thrive through this transformation, Hacks/Hackers and our host partners are convening the first-ever AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore from May 7–8.

Host partners

Journalists, technologists and innovators will spend two days exploring how AI can enhance journalism and information. The Summit will include practical workshops, real-world case studies and collaborative sessions, all aimed at showing participants how to use AI to strengthen reporting, streamline workflows, create more impactful stories and build innovative news products.

There will be three tracks at the Summit, all focused on how AI is transforming journalism and intended to give reporters, editors, product managers and technologists practical skills and insights in the rapidly evolving media landscape.

Tracks

Using AI

Learn practical ways to incorporate leading AI tools into your workflow – from automated transcription and translation to using large language models for research and analysis.

Building with AI

What do future media products look like when they leverage the power of generative AI? How will we reimagine user interfaces, discovery, distribution and monetization of news and information products?

Reporting on AI + Research

With AI getting integrated into more parts of everyone’s lives, journalists will play an essential role in documenting the effects of algorithms on society and holding institutions accountable.