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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · March 18, 2026 · 45m
Can Journalism Survive AI? — with NYT CEO Meredith Kopit Levien
New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien on the battle between AI companies and publishers, the subscription strategy that's kept the Times growing, and why high-quality journalism is still a human business. Candid on parenting in the digital age. Her argument: AI can aggregate and summarize, but it can't do original reporting — the value of journalism increases as AI makes everything else cheaper.
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✧The NYT's subscription-first strategy as a model for quality media survival
✧AI companies training on publisher content without payment — the core legal/ethical fight
✧Levien: journalism's value increases as AI commoditizes analysis and summary