Roles

who designs your ai solution and how they bring their skills together

This card covers who designs your AI tool and how their skills come together. Building one usually needs a mix of editorial judgment, technical skill, and knowledge of the audience. Being clear about roles prevents gaps where no one owns a decision and overlaps where work is duplicated.

Questions to explore

// use these as prompts in a workshop or on your own. There are no right answers.

What skills does this project need, and which ones are missing from the team?
Who owns the editorial decisions, and who owns the technical ones?
How will journalists and technical people understand each other's constraints?
Who has the final say when editorial and technical needs pull in different directions?
Who speaks for the people who will actually use the tool?

Expert voices

// notes from the journalists and AI experts who helped shape this kit

“Make sure someone in the newsroom oversees how AI is used: the prompting, the tools, the practices. Every newsroom needs an AI editor.”

Zenzele Ndebele, Centre for Innovation and Technology (CITE)

Things to consider

A tool built without editorial input often misses how news work really happens.
Name who decides what, so nothing important goes unowned.
Bridge the gap between technical and editorial language early.

using this card

Pull Roles when it is relevant and set it aside when it is not. Pair it with the other AI Solutions cards, lay them out on a table, and use the questions above to get everyone on the same page. Capture what you discuss on sticky notes or in a shared doc.