Artificial Intelligence and in the press: Italian newspaper publishes text written by Ai

Positive impressions reports that he was giving a small Italian newspaper that published for a month a daily four -page written by artificial intelligence.

The new technology is not threatening journalists’ work, Claudio Tseraza, director of the conservative newspaper Il Foglio, assured by Reuters.

As he said, the test was successful and increased sales, so the newspaper decided to publish a weekly insert written by AI.

The system takes a few minutes to comb a 700 -page book and write a review

Il Foglio, with a staff of only 22 people, will also use artificial intelligence to write issues in which its journalists have no expertise, such as an astronomy article published on Friday.

« Some publishers see AI as a means to reduce journalists and increase machines. This is wrong and destructive, ”said Tsraza.

« The essential thing is to understand what you can do more, no less, » he said to a small group of foreign journalists.

Talent in irony

New technology, he continued, raises professional questions for those who « know how to make the right questions ». AI can enhance quality journalism by forcing journalists to make better and more original reports, he said.

« The authors will be forced to find new elements to become more creative, » Tseraza said.

He even said he was impressed by the performance of artificial intelligence.

« The most mysterious thing, the most incredible, was that the sense of irony of Ai was authentic from the beginning, » Tseraza said. « If you ask her to write an ironic article on any subject, she knows how to do it. »

The system takes a few minutes to comb a 700 -page book and write a review. But first one has to tell her if the criticism should be positive or negative.

This lack of critical thinking is a disadvantage, Tseraza acknowledged. « If you give a journalist directions for an article, it’s good for me to hear them say ‘no’, » said the director of Il Foglio.

« This debate is fundamental but does not exist with AI. »

Tsraza also acknowledged that the system is sometimes making real mistakes and does not update its knowledge quite regularly. As a result, he insists on ignoring the fact that Donald Trump was re -elected US president.