The General Overseer Victory Life Bible Church (VLBC), Apostle Lawrence Achudume, has advised journalists to be cautious of relying on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in performing their duties.
Penpushing reports that the cleric gave the caution note on Sunday during a church service to usher in 2025 Press Week of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, held at headquarters of the Victory Life Bibe Church (VLBC) along Abeokuta-Ajebo Road, Abeokuta.
The known frankly speaking Achudume pointed out that usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a threat for journalism profession, emphasizing that it is causing more harm to the noble profession and humanity.
Penpushing further reports that he stated that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is seriously affecting the objective reporting that is expected from the media world, as he frowned at the influx of non-professionals using advantage of Artificial Intelligence (AI), turning themselves to emergence journalists
The clergyman stated that it is worrisome that many journalists now use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for their write ups, which is doing more damage to humanity than the positive objective reporting.
“Today, almost everybody is now a journalist in Nigeria, AI will do more damage to humanity than the positive objective reporting. A man is formed by what he is acquainted with, that is why journalists are more powerful, but the use of AI is currently working to put an end to the race today’. What a man becomes is formed by what he hears constantly and sees constantly, that is why journalists are very powerful, but AI has come to compete with you’ he said.
Penpushing also reports that Achudume discouraged journalists from engaging in copy and paste journalism, and equally urged them to always be professional and not be bias in ditching our information.
The cleric commended the theme for of the Press Week event, which focus on Artificial Intelligence, which he said is relevant to the future of journalism, and tasked the guest lecture to give a thorough and detailed teaching.
Penpushing reports that at the end of the service Victory Life Bible Church (VLBC) donated N1million cash to the body of journalists as a support for the press week which officially kick off on Monday in Abeokuta
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