A pair of AI bots serving as news broadcasters get discontinued after two months. Whoever thought this would be a good idea?
“In the polarized months leading up to the election, the pair managed to inspire visceral, bipartisan contempt.”
https://www.wired.com/story/the-ai-reporter-who-took-my-old-job-just-got-fired/ or https://archive.vn/G68QE
h/t @cdarwin
#AI #journalism
“In the polarized months leading up to the election, the pair managed to inspire visceral, bipartisan contempt.”
https://www.wired.com/story/the-ai-reporter-who-took-my-old-job-just-got-fired/ or https://archive.vn/G68QE
h/t @cdarwin
#AI #journalism
The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired
A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.Guthrie Scrimgeour (WIRED)
