Google Funds News Outlets to Test AI Article Writing Tool
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Google is paying small news outlets to test its new AI article writing tool and publish the computer-generated articles.
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As part of a 12-month beta program, publishers must use the tool to generate at least 3 articles per day, 1 newsletter per week, and 1 marketing campaign per month.
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In exchange, Google provides a 5-figure stipend over the course of the year to participating publishers.
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The AI tool summarizes articles from selected websites into computer-generated news stories in the style of the publisher.
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Human editors review the AI-generated articles before publishing without necessarily labeling them as AI-written, raising concerns that journalism jobs could be replaced.