Google has started testing a new artificial intelligence product that can write news. This new artificial intelligence tool is called ‘Genesis’ and so was reported by The New York Times.
The new tool has been demonstrated to executives from several major news organizations, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and News Corp.
The New York Times states: “The tool, known internally by the working title Genesis, can collect information (details of current events, for example) and generate news content.”
Genesis reportedly works by ingesting a large amount of text data, including news articles, blog posts, and social media posts.
Then use this data to learn how to write news articles in a variety of styles. Once you’ve learned to write, Genesis can generate new news articles on a variety of topics.
The technology giant mentions that this tool is not meant to replace human journalists. Rather, it will serve as a tool that will help journalists write faster, fact check, and generate headlines.
Genesis has received mixed reactions. According to the New York Times, Jenn Crider, a Google spokeswoman, said in a statement that “In partnership with news publishers, especially smaller publishers, we are in the early stages of exploring ideas to potentially provide AI-enabled tools to help their journalists with their work.”
“Simply put, these tools are not intended to and cannot replace the essential role journalists play in reporting, creating, and fact-checking their stories.” she added.
This new tool is still in development, but some media executives found it disturbing. They believed that it would take the necessary effort to produce accurate and clever news reports and render them useless.
According to the New York Times, “The Times and The Post declined to comment.”
Google’s recent moves into the AI space have not been universally welcomed. The company’s decision to remove publicly available data has been met with a lawsuit, and this move could have a significant impact on the journalism industry.
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Jeff Jarvis, director of the Tow-Knight Center for Business Journalism at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism, told the New York Times “If this technology can reliably provide factual information, journalists should use the tool.”
“If instead journalists and news organizations misuse it on topics that require nuance and cultural understanding,” added, “Then it could damage the credibility of not only the tool, but also the news organizations that use it.”
In conclusion, Google’s new AI tool for news articles has the potential to be a breakthrough for the news industry.
It could help journalists write faster, more accurately, and in a more engaging way. But it’s also important that news organizations use Genesis responsibly and are aware of the potential risks associated with the technology.
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Source: ptivs2.edu.vn