If you thought robots could never replace journalists, think twice.
That’s certainly been the case at The Associated Press, America’s oldest 24-hour news agency. AP produced roughly 3,000 articles on company earnings last quarter, 10X more than it used to, by using automated technology.
According to The Verge, AP has been able to do it by partnering with Automated Insights, a company that specializes in “robot journalism.” Automated Insights uses artificial intelligence and Big Data analysis to automatically generate data-heavy articles, such as earnings reports …. http://uk.businessinsider.com
