Google Testing New AI Tool That Can Write News Articles

Google Testing New AI Tool That Can Write News Articles
The Google logo at their offices in Granary Square, London, on Nov. 1, 2018. Alastair Grant/AP Photo
Bryan Jung
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Google is testing a new artificial intelligence tool that can write helpful news articles, in the latest sign that the technology may transform or potentially replace some white-collar professions.

Google’s upcoming “Genesis” AI tool is being designed to act as a helpmate for journalists in the newsroom, anonymous sources told The New York Times in an exclusive July 19 report.

The Times article said that Google had demonstrated Genesis for media executives from the Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal owner News Corp, presented the new AI technology that absorbs facts and writes out news feeds.

Bryan Jung
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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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