Research & Development at The New York Times explores how emerging technologies can be applied in service of journalism.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and journalism intersect in our reporting, editing and engagement with readers. R&D explores responsible uses of large language models, computer vision and generative AI to support human-made journalism at scale.

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Spatial Journalism

Spatial journalism allows readers to experience stories in three dimensions on phones, web browsers and MR/VR headsets. R&D explores how to support 3D storytelling across many platforms, from asset creation to editing and publishing.

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Media Transmission & Provenance

Speed and authenticity are core to our visual reporting, especially as synthetic media is easier than ever to create. R&D creates tools for Times journalists to file media faster from the field and explores how to secure the provenance of that media as it is published and shared.

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