A similar automated program called Heliograf has enabled The Washington Post daily to cover some 500 election races, along with local sports and business, since 2014. Jeremy Gilbert, director of strategic initiatives at The Washington Post, said Heliograf was developed as a tool to help the newspaper’s editorial team. “The Post has an incredible team of reporters and editors and we didn’t want to replace them,” Gilbert told AFP. The Norwegian news agency NTB automated sports reports to get match results delivered within 30 seconds. While news professionals acknowledge the limits of computer programs, they also note that automated systems can sometimes accomplish things humans can’t.

Source: The Express Tribune March 10, 2019 16:41 UTC