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Kamala Harris News Assistant by San Francisco Chronicle

Media Country or Region United States of America
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JournalismAI The London School of Economics and Political Science (2025) 'JournalismAI'. Available at: https://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/polis/JournalismAI (Accessed March 2025).
The Kamala Harris News Assistant allows users to ask questions about Kamala Harris's career, leveraging over 29 years of archived reporting to generate fact-based responses. Using advanced language processing, it combines historical news data with real-time question-answering to provide context-rich insights. Engineers have added safeguards to ensure accuracy, integrating both Chronicle and Hearst DevHub expertise.
Distribution and Audience Engagement

AI-powered content personalization (e.g. personalized trailers, thumbnails, hyper-personalized content) Optimized distribution and scheduling, such as automated A/B testing Audience analytics and audience sentiment analysis Interaction with audiences, such as comment moderation on media’s online platforms, generating standard replies, processing feedback AI-powered tools that enable user/audience empowerment (for instance to understand why they see such content, to decide on the algo, to enable flagging of problematic content).

Production

Data Visualization (Environmental data charting, 3-D modeling) Topic Development (Mockups, Storyboards, News aggregation) Automated Content Generation (Writing assistants, Grammar checkers) Technical Assistance (Remote production, Visual effects, Autonomous cameras)

SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
#interact Allow users to engage in dynamic conversations with the chatbot, where they can ask questions and receive personalized responses based on Kamala Harris' career, policies, and experiences. This feature creates an interactive learning environment, encouraging deeper exploration and understanding of her journey in politics and leadership.
#retrieve Search through the Chronicle's extensive archive to pull up relevant articles and content about Kamala Harris' life, policies, and career milestones. This functionality allows users to instantly access historical and current information, providing a comprehensive understanding of Harris' journey.
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Deployment Type
Web Platform
Community Moderation
Does not require community manager
Difficulty Level
Does not require developer
License
Proprietary
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