How NPR is Using AI

Join us for a candid conversation with Erica Osher, NPR’s VP of AI Labs, Sharahn Thomas, NPR's VP of Content Operations and the Editorial Lead for AI, and Tony Cavin, NPR’s Managing Editor, Standards and Practices. We’ll start with a broad overview of the AI landscape for journalists and media organizations at the start of 2026, then dig into practical, real-world questions like:

• How NPR teams use AI in day-to-day workflows

• How NPR evaluates tools (what they’re testing, what they avoid, and why)

• How NPR is thinking about AI access, content protection and blocking, and monetization

• How NPR balances experimentation with editorial standards across product and newsroom teams