Wow! No need to use any humans!?
Article on Slashdot by Editor David, 10/12/24
Headline: “California Newspaper Creates AI-Powered ‘News Assistant’ for Kamala Harris Info”
” ‘We’re introducing a new way to engage with our decades of coverage: an AI-powered tool designed to answer your questions about Harris’ life, her journey through public service and her presidential campaign,’ they announced this week . . .”
“. . . The tool’s answers are ‘drawn directly from decades of extensive reporting,’ according to a notice toward the bottom of the page. ‘The tool searches through thousands of Chronicle articles, with new stories added every hour as they are published, ensuring readers have access to the most up-to-date information.’ ”
“. . . If it’s ‘trained’ from articles in the Chronicle about Kamala Harris, then presumably it reflects the editorial stance of the publication over the time starting in 1995. Sounds useful, but like all things in the media, you shouldn’t get your info from just one source.”
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