All the publishers and editors out there thinking of replacing their journalists withAImight want to pump their brakes.
Everybodys boss, the Google algorithm, classifies AI-generated content as spam.
So we would consider that to be spam.
Southerns report points out that this has pretty much always been the case.
For better or worse, Googles leaning towards respecting the work of human writers.
And that means keeping bot-generated content to a minimum.But why?
Lets play devils advocate for a moment.
Who do Google and John Mueller think they are?
If Im a publisher, shouldnt I have the right to use whatever means I want to generate content?
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
The answer is yes, with a cup of tea on the side.
But that doesnt mean Google has to put up with it.
No corporation with shareholders in their right minds would allow AI-generated content to represent their news section.
Most human journalists use a number of technological tools to do our jobs.
We use spell and grammar checkers to try and root out typos before we turn our copy in.
But, ultimately, due diligence comes down to human responsibility.
There are, of course, numerous caveats.
You dont have to love the mainstream media to know that fake news is bad for humanity.
