Video has become one of the most powerful forms of evidence in modern journalism, driving the news as legacy media fades and disrupting false narratives spread by government officials. At the exact same moment, AI is making that evidence easier to fake and easier to manipulate. The result is a new reality, notes journalism site Poynter: Journalists must become visual investigators. The New York Times and CNN have tackled both issues with visual investigations - using tools and techniques to verify authenticity, debunk AI-generated content and analyze videos frame by frame. Every newsroom now needs this capability.

  You don’t want to miss this email conversation I recently had with Josh Cochran—artist, art director, muralist, educator and AI45 juror. In sharing his thoughts on collecting books and using his library, he also tells a story of childhood dreams come true. And please stay tuned for information about a new project launching soon  Peggy Roalf: As an artist, writer and educator,  you must own a lot of books. How have you structured your librar...