Google swearsits not trying to kill journalism, but many of its latest projects seem geared toward that end.
Google emphasizes these tools are not intended to replace the essential role journalists have.
As the media industry is hammered by layoffs, struggling newsrooms would likely jump at Googles offer.
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To reiterate, Google is paying newsrooms to supply them with free content.
This is very different from how newsrooms usually get articles: paying journalists, usually five-figure sums.
The test of Googles unreleased AI platform is small but allegedly requires frequent use.
Google, and the rest of the internet, is slowly becoming filled with AI-generated slop.
Researchers found that ashocking amount of the web, 57.1%, is already AI-translated garbage.
Beloved blogs like The Hairpin arebeing turned into AI clickbait farmsunder the guise of reputable brands.
Its a side effect of AI being injected into everything, and Google is leading the effort.
Googles platform works by aggregating content from a human-curated list of websites into a dashboard.
Then the human editor edits the articles for clarity before publishing.
Google did its best to make this a no-brainer for struggling media companies, which is most of them.
The use of this tool reportedly does not require publishers to label these articles as being AI-generated.
Google notes the tool is not being used to republish other outlets work.
Google came under fire for testing out a version ofGoogle Search with no News tablast week.
Now the company is giving something back, by paying journalists to use AI to replace them.
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