Cracking cases through a delicate dance of human and machine

About this episode

Henk van Ess and Chris Lunday discuss the integration of AI with research in open-source intelligence.

Following two AI-generated episodes, I am delighted to announce that this one is entirely human-created - taped via my phone. Join me and Chris Lunday from Business Insider for a 15-minute discussion on integrating AI with research, particularly in the field of open-source intelligence (OSINT). This conversation is ideal for individuals interested in conducting web research with large language models. In this podcast, we hear from Lunday, a 29-year-old reporter from Berlin, how you can waltz with Google and AI to find the right answers to your research. Chris , like many of us, has been exploring the world of AI-assisted investigation. Open Source Intelligence, or OSINT for those who love a good acronym, is all about finding publicly available information online. AI is making this process easier than ever before. Chris and his fellow students from the Axel Springer Academy of journalism & technology in Berlin discovered that they could supercharge their Google searches in ways that would make even the most tech-savvy person jealous. One of the most intriguing examples they tackled involved finding services in Germany that help people keep loved ones' ashes at home (which…

People in this episode

Host: Henk van Ess

Guest: Chris Lunday

Topics covered

• AI integration
• open-source intelligence
• web research
• Google searches
• investigation techniques

Keywords

• AI
• OSINT
• Google
• ChatGPT
• research techniques
• investigation
• Berlin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Business Insider, Axel Springer Academy of journalism & technology

Products: ChatGPT

Places: Berlin

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