Why robot? Sharp traffic fall for MSN following move to AI-driven editing
Comscore data shows that Yahoo/Huffpost overtook MSN as the most popular news aggregator in the UK after the latter replaced…
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Guardian opinion editor was ‘blown away’ by AI-written comment piece – but insists human journalists have nothing to fear from robots
The Guardian editor who commissioned a “robot-written” opinion piece has said she may experiment with the technology again – perhaps…
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Most journalists see AI robots as a threat to their industry: This is why they are wrong
For many of us the term “artificial intelligence” still belongs in the realms of science-fiction and brings to mind the…
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New Statesman’s new digital chief David Tomchak: ‘We shouldn’t be scared of robot journalists’
Evening Standard digital editor in chief David Tomchak believes journalists have nothing to fear from AI-powered robots. He spoke to…
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PA’s ‘robot-written’ story service gets first paying subscribers after trial ends
Eight regional news providers have signed up as the first paying subscribers to the Press Association’s “robot-generated” news service. The…
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Editorial jobs lost at Kent newspaper group after greater automation of sub-editing processes
Two sub-editing jobs have been lost at a weekly newspaper group in Kent after it “simplified” production of its print…
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New Scientist’s first female editor says for now ‘it’s about women and minorities’ but soon it will be the ‘first robot editor’
New Scientist editor Emily Wilson has predicted that while she is the first ever woman editor of the magazine since…
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Press Association trial of ‘robot-written’ story service now open to every local title in UK
Every local and regional newsroom in the UK can now make use of the Press Association’s “robot-generated” stories. Four new…
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