Pulitzer Prizes 2026: Record Number of Winners Use AI Tools
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At this year's Pulitzer Prizes, a record number of winners disclosed the use of AI: five winners and three finalists, according to Nieman Lab. The disclosure requirement has existed since 2024, and this time generative AI tools and large language models (LLMs) were used more often, especially to search through large volumes of documents.
At this year's Pulitzer Prizes, a record number of winners disclosed the use of AI: five winners and three finalists, according to Nieman Lab. The disclosure requirement has been in place since 2024. This time, generative AI tools and large language models (LLMs) were more frequently used, mainly to search through large document sets faster. The Wall Street Journal used an internal LLM tool to summarize thousands of public documents about floods in Texas. The Minnesota Star Tribune used ChatGPT to translate a diary written in pseudo-Cyrillic by a female attacker and had language experts verify the results. The Associated Press used an LLM to search tens of thousands of leaked documents about Chinese surveillance technology. The New York Times used GPT-5 to cross-check its manual classification of SEC cryptocurrency lawsuits. Pulitzer administrator Marjorie Miller said AI has established itself as a tool, but submissions must ultimately be created by humans. Starting next year, AI disclosure will also apply to book submissions.
- Abbreviations
- LLM = Large Language Model — большая языковая модель
- SEC = Securities and Exchange Commission — Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США
Source: The Decoder (DE) —
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