Artificial intelligence is here to stay.

For news organizations, leveraging the formidable computing power has largely proceeded with a heavy dose of caution, as newsrooms deal with legal, ethical and accuracy concerns.

Google News Lab trainer Colleen Kimmett offered a valuable primer for the National Press Foundation’s Local Business Journalism Fellowship on tools reporters can use to assist with transcription, research and data analysis, including Notebook LM and Pinpoint.

Watch the full session below, and access the transcript here.

This fellowship is sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a continuation of a journalism training and award program launched in 2025. NPF is solely responsible for the content.