Union boss slams News Corp’s use of AI in newsrooms
The CEO of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance has hit out at the use of artificial intelligence in News Corp’s Australian newsrooms, saying it will “effectively pull up the ladder on the next generation of workers.”
“While there are numerous examples of AI being adopted in newsrooms, News Corporation’s current push for all journalists to do mandatory AI training is particularly alarming,” Erin Madeley said.
“Journalists are being taught how to ‘take on a persona’ and write in the style of somebody else, and to also use a program called ‘Story Cutter’, which has been designed specifically to replace the need for human subeditors.
