News Corp CEO Blasts AI Content as Biased 'Rubbish' Threatening News Jobs

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson criticized AI-generated content as biased, inaccurate "rubbish" that threatens jobs in the news industry.
Thomson warned that AI engines like ChatGPT simply regurgitate existing biased information, saying "it's rubbish in, rubbish out."
He accused left-leaning media giants of churning out flawed, ideologically skewed stories that AI will replicate as fact.
Thomson said AI poses an "even more damaging wave" for news after huge job losses already from the digital disruption.
He said News Corp prefers negotiating with AI companies rather than litigation to protect intellectual property.

nypost.com

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