Head of AI
iTromsø
Lars Adrian Giske is the Head of AI at the Norwegian newsroom iTromsø, one of five regional AI labs within Polaris Media.
Giske led the development of Djinn (Data Journalism Interface for Newsgathering and Notifications), a groundbreaking AI solution for sourcing possible news stories in large amounts of public data. The project started in April 2023. Today, 38 newspapers across Norway use Djinn. Giske now leads the development of Polaris Media's new editorial data platform, while working on AI implementation in investigative workflows at iTromsø.
Over the last couple of years, iTromsø and Giske has won several journalism awards for their efforts in data-driven and AI powered journalism, among them the prestigious Norwegian Data Scoop Award for 2023 and 2024.
Giske has a background in philosophy and a keen interest in the intersections where science, technology, and ideas meet. After more than ten years as a journalist, editor, product owner, and editorial developer, he is well-versed in investigative and data-driven journalism, as well as hands-on AI development and system design.
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