Jyri Kivimäki is a media professional with over 25 years of experience at Yle, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, working across editorial and development roles. For the past years, he has focused on AI implementation in journalism, building AI tools for newsrooms and guiding journalists and producers through the practical realities of integrating AI into daily editorial work. He leads the AI development and transformation at Yle. His work includes building Yle GPT, Yle’s internal AI environment, and driving the responsible adoption of AI across content production and digital services. He regularly trains media professionals across Europe, including for the EBU Academy, and firmly believes that AI should support editorial judgment – not replace it.
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AI and the future of journalism: Balancing innovation and responsibility
The advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming society across a wide range of sectors and journalism is no exception. The challenge is twofold: AI can both support and disrupt journalistic work, acting at once as a powerful tool and a potential competitor. At the same time, journalists carry the responsibility of helping ...
Bringing tailored AI tools into the newsroom – interview with Jyri Kivimäki
Jyri Kivimäki leads the AI development and transformation at Yle, the Finnish national public broadcasting company. He will hold a workshop on “AI in journalism and newsrooms” at the 2026 ESMH Summer School on science communication in the age of artificial intelligence. We asked him a few questions about the transformative role of AI in ...