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The New York Times

Cheatsheet for investigative document analysis

The New York Times used Cheatsheet to process evidence for dozens of investigations

WorkingCompany's own claim

Problem

Investigative reporters faced large datasets whose analysis could require specialist coding.

Approach

The Times built Cheatsheet with a spreadsheet interface and reusable AI workflows. Reporters uploaded datasets and applied recipes for tasks such as extraction or translation, producing new columns. The interface labeled AI-generated columns for verification.

Results

dozensTimes investigations supported by Cheatsheet, according to a member of its AI Initiatives teamCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

Reusable workflows put document processing within reporters' reach while leaving verification with journalists.

Sources

Inside The New York Times’s A.I. toolkit
Investigative Reporters and Editors6 Dec 2025News article

Source summaries

[1]Investigative Reporters and Editors6 Dec 2025

Times employee Duy Nguyen described Cheatsheet's spreadsheet-based AI recipes. He said the tool had supported dozens of investigations and that generated content required verification.

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Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026