YESEO app founder Ryan Restivo will debut what he’s learned building and rolling out the Slack app he’s built as a 2022-23 Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow. Drawing from over 60,000 headlines, this session will engage the audience with the ultimate task: can you spot an AI headline from a real headline?
Ryan will reveal what he has seen in over two years worth of data, what words indicate the likelihood of headlines that come from Large Language Models and teach you a thing or two on how to spot them. This promises to be a participatory session and welcome to anyone who is new to AI or is an expert level. Hopefully everyone can learn something new when Ryan reveals this never before seen data.
Speakers:
- Ryan Restivo was a 2022-23 Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow who created the YESEO app, a free Slack app that has been installed in over 600 workspaces and helps journalists with SEO best practices. In 2025 YESEO is partnering with The Oglethorpe Echo in the JournalismAI Innovation Challenge, supported by the Google News Initiative. YESEO was a finalist for the 2024 Online Journalism Awards category Excellence in AI Innovation. Ryan has over 15 years experience in digital media.
Registration
Anyone is welcome to attend. Tickets are free.
Where will the meetup take place?
This event will be hosted on Zoom. For this particular event, you’ll have the best experience if you join via the Zoom app on a desktop or laptop computer so that you can see the presentation on a larger screen. You can also join using the mobile app, although the presentation may be harder to view.
Can I dial in by phone?
We recommend joining from your computer, tablet or phone using the Zoom app. You won’t be able to access the presentation slides, chat and exercises if you’re dialed in via phone only. If you’re unfamiliar with Zoom, we’ll have staff on hand to troubleshoot, and we also suggest checking out the Zoom support site for more help.
Will this event be recorded?
Yes, this event will be recorded. We will send the recording to everyone who registered after the event, regardless of whether or not they attended.
Will closed captioning be available?
Yes, we will enable Zoom’s closed captioning tool, which now supports closed captioning in both the main room and breakout rooms.
Funding for ONA’s AI in Journalism Initiative is generously provided by Microsoft, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and The Joyce Foundation. To learn more about supporting ONA’s AI programming, contact Hanaa Rifaey, Head of Strategic Partnerships, at hanaa@journalists.org.
