Google’s New AI Tool Will Write News Articles For Journalists

Producer: Shaurya Sharma Editor: Aparna Singh

Google is developing ‘Genesis,’ an AI tool to help news publishers write news.

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Genesis can consume information about recent events and generate news stories.

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Google says Genesis can be used as an “assistant” for journalists by automating tasks.

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Genesis is said to have the ability to not make generic stories.

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Some news executives have described Genesis as ‘unsettling’.

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Google has said that Genesis is not intended to replace journalists, but aid them.

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News organizations, like the Associated Press, already use AI to write news reports.

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It will be interesting to see how Google differentiates Genesis from its other AI tools.

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The debate about AI replacing human jobs still rages on.

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