Award-winning AI journalist Karen Hao joins Alex and Emily to talk about why LLMs can't possibly replace the work of reporters -- and why the hype is damaging to already-struggling and necessary publications.
References:
Adweek: Google Is Paying Publishers to Test an Unreleased Gen AI Platform
The Quint: AI Invents Quote From Real Person in Article by Bihar News Site: A Wake-Up Call?
Fresh AI Hell:
VentureBeat: Google researchers unveil ‘VLOGGER’, an AI that can bring still photos to life
Business Insider: A car dealership added an AI chatbot to its site. Then all hell broke loose.
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