Is artificial intelligence a threat to journalism or will the technology destroy itself?

 


I want to start off by letting you know that this essay was written by a person. The same cannot be true for a large number of the pieces published by News Corp, which is supposed to use generative AI to generate 3,000 news stories each week. Not by itself. AI is being used more and more by media companies all over the world to create content.


I hope it's well known by now that huge language models like GPT-4 anticipate language rather than producing facts. ChatGPT can be compared to a "automated mansplaining machine" because it is frequently mistaken but never doubtful. We should be cautious when anything created in this way is repackaged as journalism, even with assurances of human control. In addition to the problems with accuracy and misinformation, it also results in dreadful

Content farms are nothing new; media outlets have long been disseminating garbage before ChatGPT even existed. The speed, size, and dispersion of this chaff have changed. For better or worse, News Corp has significant influence throughout Australia, therefore their use of AI is noteworthy. The production of this content seems to be restricted to mass-produced local "service information," such articles about the cheapest gas prices or traffic reports. However, it does indicate a possible direction for the future, so we shouldn't be overly reassured.


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