AI Takes Center Stage at Pulitzer Prizes with Record Disclosures
A record eight Pulitzer winners and finalists disclosed using AI tools this year, marking a significant shift in the industry's acceptance of artificial intelligence. This development highlights the growing importance of AI in journalism, with many news organizations leveraging AI to streamline their research and reporting processes.
A record eight entries honored at the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes disclosed using AI, including five winners. Newsrooms such as the Wall Street Journal and AP used LLMs mainly to search large document sets faster. Pulitzer administrator Marjorie Miller said AI remains off-limits for writing and editing stories. The article This year's Pulitzer Prizes saw a record number of winners disclose AI use appeared first on The Decoder.