Sci & TechThe curating of stories from news organisations and selection of headlines and pictures for the MSN site is currently done by journalists. Microsoft is to replace dozens of contract journalists on its MSN website and use automated systems to select news stories, US and UK media report. The curating of stories from news organisations and selection of headlines and pictures for the MSN site is currently done by journalists. Artificial intelligence will perform these news production tasks, sources told the Seattle Times. “It’s demoralising to think machines can replace us, but there you go,” one of those facing redundancy told the paper.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2020 18:22 UTC