Google is testing AI tools for writing news articles, demonstrating for some media

Google has developed Genesis , an AI tool that can help journalists write news articles, and has demoed it to executives at The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. .

Google Tests AI Tool That Is Able to Write News Articles - The New York Times

According to The New York Times, Google's testing AI tool 'Genesis' can capture information and generate news articles.

According to a person familiar with 'Genesis', Google believes that Genesis will be able to automate some tasks and make time by playing a role like a journalist's personal assistant.

Google did not respond to The New York Times' request for comment, and The Washington Post declined to comment. The New York Times also declined to comment as a company.

It is reported that Google, along with OpenAI and Microsoft Adobe, are in discussions with major media companies about using news content for AI training.

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The Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter, said OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Adobe are in talks with news executives over copyright issues related to their AI products, including their respective chat AI and image generation AI. The Guardian, News Corp, which owns The Wall Street Journal, and Axel Springer SE, which owns German newspaper Die Welt, are in talks with at least one IT company.

People involved in the talks say media companies may offer content in a subscription format in order to develop the technology that underpins chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard. .

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson said at the International News Media Association (INMA) World Conference in May 2023 that while AI could further advance the efficiency and optimization of news and journalism, Journalism is fatally damaged because it is designed so that readers do not visit journalism websites.

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