Bild newspaper turns to AI as it cuts jobs amid declining readership.
TL;DR
Axel Springer SE, Europe's largest publishing house, has announced that it will replace a range of editorial jobs with artificial intelligence (AI). The job cuts at Springer, home of news brands such as Bild and Die Welt, stoke fears that AI will throw the whole world's media industry in disarray. Chatbots such as ChatGPT could be used to write news stories, making human journalists obsolete. However, some media analysts believe that AI, taking over mundane tasks, will free up journalists to focus on investigative reporting and deep analysis.
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