AI Accountability Network
The Pulitzer Center's AI Accountability Network funds and supports global journalists investigating the real-world impacts and accountability of artificial intelligence in society.
Funder: Pulitzer Center
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2026 | July 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 per fellow (up to $20,000 for reporting, $5,000 for engagement); 10-month fellowship.
Summary: Supports journalists worldwide to pursue in-depth reporting on the impact, use, and accountability of artificial intelligence through fellowships, grants, and training.
Key Information: Applications are remote and open to staff and freelance journalists globally; English required for fellowship activities.
Description
The AI Accountability Network, led by the Pulitzer Center, brings together journalists from around the world to report on the development, deployment, and impact of artificial intelligence. Through its flagship AI Accountability Fellowships, the program provides financial support, mentorship, training, and a peer community to empower journalists to investigate AI systems across sectors such as policing, medicine, social welfare, and criminal justice. Fellows receive up to $25,000 to pursue ambitious, in-depth projects that interrogate the real-world consequences of AI, with a strong emphasis on accountability, transparency, and the societal impacts of these technologies. In addition to funding, fellows benefit from specialized training and are required to share methodologies and lessons learned, contributing to a global ecosystem of journalists and civil society actors focused on holding powerful actors accountable for their use of AI.
