Around 1/3 of the content published by Bloomberg News uses some form of automated tech, as more news outlets are employing AI for story recommendations and more
As reporters and editors find themselves the victims of layoffs at digital publishers and traditional newspaper chains alike … Tweets: @thenextwoods , @geninnovate , and @howardfineman Tweets: Ben Woods / @thenextwoods : The general automation line is that it removes the repetitive, manual work. Like, for example, highly formulaic financial articles, or weather reports. The theory should be that human reporters get to do more interesting work ultimately. But fewer of them. http://twitter.com/... @geninnovate : 'Maybe a few years ago A.I. was this new shiny technology used by high tech companies, but now it's actually becoming a necessity. A lot of the tools in journalism will soon be powered by artificial intelligence.' http://www.nytimes.com/... Howard Fineman / @howardfineman : Actually, RoboPundits already have been widely installed— they're simpler to program. Deployed on TV, in Congress and the White House. Icily confident, guilt-free benders of facts and logic, surprisingly adept at imitating and eliciting human emotions. http://www.nytimes.com/...