Re:Will Robots Take My Job?
by petercooper on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @05:10AM
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an AI could probably automatically write articles based on the events in a sports match (heck, I'm sure that's actually being done right now
That's one of the areas Narrative Science (https://www.narrativescience.com/) operates in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34204052
Re:Will Robots Take My Job?
by danielsamuels on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @05:10AM
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> (heck, I'm sure that's actually being done right now in some cases)
It absolutely is, and has been for quite some time. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/oct/18/press-associat...
https://willrobotstakemyjob.com/27-3022-reporters-and-corres...
However, I'm not sure I'd agree too much with that. Yes, some reporters and correspondents are safe, especially the ones writing opinion pieces or doing investigative journalism.
But a lot of lower level journalism is not particularly novel or interesting, with a lot of people in gaming, tech, media or sports journalism basically just writing about current events the same way as every other individual in the same industry.
I feel an AI could probably automatically write articles based on the events in a sports match (heck, I'm sure that's actually being done right now in some cases), or figure out an automated way to pick out information from a trailer or E3/Nintendo Direct event broadcast.