What it is
Blog post by Simon Willison titled ‘AI for Data Journalism’ published on April 17, 2024; details 12 live demos demonstrating current AI applications in data journalism, including AI-assisted SQL, data scraping, image-to-haiku conversion, and command-line tools for LLMs; features links to related talks, videos,…
Gabriel’s notes
AI for Data Journalism: demonstrating what we can do with this stuff right now. Contains a ton of info and demos for AI use cases related to collecting, parsing, and otherwise manipulating data with AI.
Good fit if you want to:
- go deeper on technical details, benchmarks, or model/system behavior.
Pricing snapshot (auto-enriched): Datasette Cloud offers usage-based pricing with no explicit free tier mentioned; Claude 3 Haiku has a free tier with session-based usage limits and charges per million tokens for input and output; Google Gemini Pro 1.5 provides a free tier with rate limits and paid plans based on monthly subscriptions and usage.
Work-use / compliance snapshot (auto-enriched): Anthropic’s Claude 3 models are suitable for workplace use with SOC 2 Type II certification, HIPAA-ready configurations including Business Associate Agreements (BAA), GDPR compliance considerations, and enterprise-grade security features, while Datasette is a flexible data tool but does not explicitly advertise SOC2, HIPAA, or GDPR compliance or SSO capabilities,…
Alternatives (auto-enriched): Alternative: OpenAI GPT-4 | Comparison: GPT-4 is widely used and highly capable but Claude 3 Opus has recently surpassed it in user preference rankings. Alternative: AI21 Jamba | Comparison: Jamba is an openly licensed model offering competitive performance with a focus on accessibility and innovation.
Reading tip: skim headings first, then focus on the sections that match your current project or question.
Author: Simon Willison
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