Genesis is an AI technology that Google is currently exploring with the intention of enabling corporate media to produce news articles. The only means by which some publishers might inject even more lefty bias into their newsrooms may have been devised by the woke Silicon Valley titan.
According to The NY Times, Google’s Genesis, an experimental AI tool, is being marketed as a sort of personal assistant for journalists. Executives from prestigious news companies, like the NY Times, the Washington Post, as well as News Corp, which is the owner of the Wall Street Journal, have seen the technology in action.
Genesis’s function was defined in a statement by Google representative Jenn Crider. “We’re in the early phases of researching concepts to possibly give AI-enabled tools to support their journalists with their work,” she added, “in conjunction with news publishers, especially smaller publications.” Crider highlighted that the purpose of these technologies is not to take the role of journalists. Simply put, she continued, “these tools can’t replace the crucial role that journalists play in reporting, writing, and fact-checking their pieces.
Genesis’ launch was not without controversy, though. The Google proposal, according to some officials who viewed it, was frightening. They said it appeared to take the work that goes into creating accurate and meaningful news articles for granted.
The potential advantages and disadvantages of such technology were noted by journalism professor and media pundit Jeff Jarvis. “Journalists ought to employ the technology, according to Jarvis, if it can offer true information with any degree of reliability.” But he also cautioned about potential abuse. He said, “On the other hand, it might destroy the credibility of the tool as well as the news organizations that utilize it if it is exploited by journalists and news organizations on themes that call for delicacy and cultural knowledge.”
The accuracy of AI is being questioned just as it tries to enter the newsroom. According to a recent Breitbart News story, a Stanford investigation of ChatGPT revealed that its capacity for math problem-solving appears to be rapidly deteriorating.
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