robot journalism: don't wait 'til it's too late
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AUTOMATION, MAY 2015
ROAD TO AUTOMATION
– Started in December 2012 – with a theory.
– Explored to understand.
– Tested football rankings, sports stories.
– Eureka moment related to business news.
WHY?
– Tight staffing.
– Customer demand.
– Yet diminishing value for labor involved.
– Unchanged process since dawn of time.
– Other opportunities with greater value: “We have better things to do with our time.”
HOW?
– Winter/spring 2014: Prep, contracts, tests.
– July 2014: Announced, semi-live tests, invested in AI.
– October 2014: Launched live to wire.
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PREPARATION
– Team of five people.
– Semi-live testing.
– Adjustments, changes.
– Retrofitting v. innovating.
– Full live.
April 15, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS and other footer info
RESULTS
– Freed about 20 percent staff time.
– Reconfiguring reporting assignments, core business desk.
– Refocus on coverage of importance.
– Staff, customers receptive and pleased.
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NEXT
– AI sold in January, AP profited.
– Business earnings: Nearly 5K a quarter by end of year.
– Sports: NCAA agreement for D1 baseball, D2 and D3 collegiate sports.
– Automation editor: What else can we automate in our processes or with data?
– Future: Data viz, elections and more.
AUTOMATION, MAY 2015
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