Processing massive public document dumps is being revolutionized by combining Artificial Intelligence with crowdsourcing. Newsrooms first use AI text-recognition software to extract raw data from millions of scanned invoices. Then, citizen volunteers manually review the specific files that the AI flags as suspicious or statistically anomalous.
The Bharat Media Association supports this hybrid workflow. By utilizing AI to handle the initial heavy lifting and citizens to provide nuanced human judgment, resource-strapped newsrooms can flawlessly execute nationwide financial investigations in a matter of days.
