Using AI to Replace Journalists
What’s more dystopian than a computer program delivering your news for you, news you might have written yourself in a past job? Controversy exploded last month when it came to light that big time tech publication CNET had been quietly publishing droves of financial explainers using their own in-house AI program. Not only were the articles filled with factual inaccuracies, but some had the whiff of plagiarism as well. Maybe it’s not a super smart idea to automate an industry that relies on factual accuracy? Just a thought.
