Role and perceptions of AI in science journalists’ work: Comparison between Brazil, India and UK

Emma Weitkamp, Andy Ridgway, Luisa Massarani, Luiz Neves, Shalini Sharma, Cleiton Bezerra, Science Communication Unit, University of the West of England, Brazilian Institute of Public Communication of Science and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, House of Oswaldo Cruz, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Federal University of Goiás, Science Media Centre, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies

Published online on December 29, 2025

Abstract

Convergence, Ahead of Print.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and particularly Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, has attracted attention within the media recently, both in terms of the potential negative (e.g. job losses, promotion of misinformation) and positive (e.g. enhanced efficiency, ...