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Old news is good news for generative AI

Hosts Damien and Nikola go tete-a-tete about the controversial topic of AI’s influence on journalism. They discuss the implications of AI scraping content, the legal battle between New York Times and OpenAI, and the ethical questions surrounding AI-generated journalism. The conversation also touches on how AI could shape the future of news, the role of licensing fees, and the potential for AI to either exacerbate or alleviate media biases. Plus, we discover they’re both Duolingo nerds – all hail Duo!

The rapid rewriting and reuse of articles from sources like Forbes without sufficient attribution raises concerns about the impact on original content creators and the potential for unfair distribution of web traffic.

There are concerns that these technologies could lead to a form of "tabloidization," where sensationalism and bias become more pronounced due to the commercial pressures on news organizations.

Despite the challenges posed by AI and content scraping, journalism will continue to evolve, driven by idealists and those committed to maintaining its core values, even as technology changes the landscape.

Nikola Mrkšić

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Damien Smith

Senior Communications Manager

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"Will AI balance it? I don’t know. I think ground news, for instance, where they’re like, hey, go hit yourself with the far left and hit yourself with the far right and make your own call. I struggle to think of truly balanced media anywhere these days.”

"The interesting thing is, you'll build it. Will people look at it? Will people care for it? Do people want the biased version? I think many people do, right? We love our echo chambers."

"Sadly, a lot of what this technology is doing is dumbing down the collective intellect of society because it makes content so easily accessible and presented and force-fed to you. For most people, for all of us really, it’s making us use our critical thinking a lot less while doing it.”