Reporters input mundane but necessary “trusted content” – such as minutes from a local council planning committee – which the tool turns into concise news reports in the publisher’s style.
– Alexandra Topping
A British newspaper dating back to 1690 today has an “AI Assistant” to help serve its local market, reports The Guardian. The Worchester News is descended from Barrow’s Worchester Journal, which claims to be the world’s oldest surviving newspaper.
Editors at Worchester News are using a ChatGPT-based copy-editing tool to take facts from the paper’s journalists and turn them into publication copy.
News editor Stephanie Preece says the AI-assisted system frees up their reporters to spend more time on local stories needing first-hand verification.
How one of the world’s oldest newspapers is using AI to reinvent journalism | THE GUARDIAN | December 28, 2023 | by Alexandra Topping