Robot Journalists Can Interview, Take Photos

Gizmodo: “Though we’ve heard about robot writers for a while, they were always just about crunching facts and spitting out write-ups. These newest models take it a step further with actual reporting.”

robot reporter “They’re supposedly able to detect anomalies in their environments to determine newsworthy items, take relevant photographs and collect quotes from bystanders. They can then synthesize all of those components into a piece and publish it directly to the web. (Apparently there’s no robo-editor?) We’ve always joked about these robot writers taking our jobs, but this new one actually has us a little scared.”

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