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Freeman [soylentnews.org] writes:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/google-demos-unsettling-tool-to-help-journalists-write-the-news/ [arstechnica.com]

Google has been developing tools aimed at helping journalists write news articles, reports The New York Times [nytimes.com] and Reuters [reuters.com]. It has demonstrated one tool, dubbed "Genesis," to the Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly, Google is positioning the tool as a personal assistant for news reporters.

According to Reuters, Genesis is not intended to automate news writing but can instead potentially support journalists by offering suggestions for headlines or alternative writing styles to enhance productivity.
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Like OpenAI with its ChatGPT [arstechnica.com] AI assistant that can compose text, Google has also been developing large language models (LLMs) such as PaLM 2 [arstechnica.com]
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However, unnamed anonymous executives who previewed Google's presentation described Genesis as "unsettling," according to the Times. Two of the executives told the outlet that the Google product seemed to underestimate the effort it takes to produce accurate and interesting news stories.

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