With the in-depth penetration of AI technology into the news industry, China's implementation of the Measures for Labeling AI-Generated Content in 2025 has officially ushered in the era of "human-machine symbiosis" in journalism. This study explores the paradigm transformation of news production and the reconstruction of professional boundaries driven by AI, adopting a three-dimensional analytical framework of "institution-practice-cognition." The research finds that AI has evolved from an auxiliary tool to a core production subject, promoting the transformation of news production from a linear process to a networked structure and reshaping the power structure of editorial departments, professional identity of journalists, and industry ethical norms. Faced with challenges such as blurred professional boundaries, authenticity crises, and ethical controversies, the news industry should respond through institutional innovation, educational reform, and industry self-regulation, ultimately building a virtuous cycle of "technology empowering professionalism and professionalism constraining technology" to achieve responsible symbiosis between humans and AI.
Li Xue (Wed,) studied this question.