Generative Artificial Intelligence and professional risks in journalism: impacts of technology on newsrooms and the journalistic profession in Brazil

The perception of professional risks arising from the adoption of artificial intelligence in newsrooms and journalistic practice is the central theme of this article. Ongoing research suggests elements of analysis to support empirical investigations on professional practice based on the assumption that the incorporation of technologies promotes changes in the processes of production, editing, mediation and distribution of journalistic content, while raising debates on ethics, autonomy and quality of information. The methodology is that of a case study of two Brazilian newspapers (O Globo and Folha de S. Paulo). This text presents partial results of the first phase of the project, based on a non-exhaustive literature review as a resource to situate and explore the relevance of identifying risks for journalism considering artificial intelligence.