A.I. Anchors Replace Human Reporters In Newsroom of the Future

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A.I. Anchors Replace Human Reporters In Newsroom of the Future
Published on 12-01-2009 Email To Friend Print Version


Source: Popsci



A.I. Anchors Engineers at Northwestern have created an entire newsroom operation using artificial intelligence, even using avatars to anchor the evening news.

In the great media reshuffling ushered in by the Internet Age, print journalists have suffered the most from online journalism’s ascent. Broadcast journalists, however, may be the next group to feel technology’s cruel sting.

Engineers at Northwestern University have created virtual newscasts that use artificial intelligence to collect stories, produce graphics and even anchor broadcasts via avatars.

The project, dubbed “News At Seven,” goes beyond simply regurgitating news stories gleaned from the Web.

The system can generate opinionated content like movie reviews or pull the most relevant facts from a box score to pen a hometown sports story. The AI is even learning to crack wise, injecting humor into reports.