Microsoft: Did you ever imagine that AI would start being used in news reporting as well? Recently Microsoft has announced partnership with media outlets. Stay tuned till the end of this news to understand how AI will be used in news reporting in the future. In fact, Microsoft is taking big steps in the world of AI to bring changes in news reporting. For your information, let us tell you that according to the report of Financial Times, the tech giant is partnering with many media organizations to provide AI-powered tools to journalists with the aim of increasing news coverage.
One major partnership is with Semafor, a news startup led by former BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith. Microsoft is sponsoring a feature called “Signals” that will highlight breaking news and analysis using AI upon publication for fast-paced reporting from global sources. Let us tell you that the stories will be written entirely by Semafor’s team of journalists, AI will help in instantly finding relevant articles published in different languages across the world. Let us also tell you that it will also provide translation services so that journalists can easily include international sources and perspectives in their stories with proper context.
Microsoft is funding Signals Semaphore
Microsoft is providing substantial financial support to Semaphore for Signals, although the exact amount has not been disclosed. The goal is to use AI to assist journalists in discovering diverse perspectives on developing news events. The partnership follows the controversy over AI content-generation tools like ChatGPT that generate entire news articles, raising concerns about misinformation. Microsoft’s goal is to demonstrate how AI can legitimately enhance journalism without replacing human journalists. Last year, The New York Times sued Microsoft and ChatGPIT creator OpenAI for copyright infringement. The Times alleges that its articles were used to train AI models without compensation.
Microsoft is placing itself at the forefront of developing journalism applications of AI.
Beyond Semaphore, Microsoft is collaborating with journalism organizations like the Craig Newmark School of Journalism and the Online News Association to develop ethical best practices for the use of AI in newsrooms. As media outlets grapple with emerging technologies like chatbots, Microsoft is positioning itself at the forefront of developing journalistic applications of AI.