Google is said to be testing an artificial intelligence tool that can generate news articles

Google is testing a new AI technology codenamed “Genesis” that can generate news articles, according to New York times. The tech giant reportedly showed off the tool not just for timesbut also to executives in Washington Post And News Corp, which owns The Wall Street Journal. Based on reports from people who watched the presentation, Genesis can transmit a copy of the data being fed to it, whether it be current events or other types of information. Apparently, Google thinks journalists can use it as an assistant to automate tasks and edit it for other things.

Some people who watched the demonstration described it as “disturbing”. They also said it seemed to ignore the kind of work that goes into writing accurate, easily digestible portions. said Jeff Jarvis, a professor of journalism at the City University of New York times that journalists should use the tool”[i]If this technology can reliably provide factual information. Since Google hasn’t released Genesis yet, we can’t say if it really could, or if it could easily lead to the spread of misinformation. times He notes that Google is moving quickly to deploy AI technology in a bid to catch up with Microsoft-backed OpenAI. The generative AI technology, Bard, was caught spreading misinformation as soon as it first appeared on Twitter.

Recent attempts by some publications to use AI tools haven’t gone over well. Cnet I had to issue corrections after learning of the critical errors in most of the 77 machine-written articles she published under the CNET Money byline. And earlier this month, io9 from Gizmodo published A bug-ridden piece of Star Wars attributed to “Gizmodo Bot”. io9 Deputy Editor James Whitbrook He said The site’s editorial team played no part in publishing it, hence was given no opportunity to edit it for a patch before it came out.