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In response to the LA Times story on AI insights and the KKK:
A long, long time ago even before social media became the thing it has, BBC Sport Online experimented with getting 'news from the pitch' - i.e., viewers' coverage of matches. It did not last long.
But the writing was on the wall. It signalled major change in what was legit news and a source. (1/n)
In those days, the desk could still authenticate who submitted a 'story' and be certain that it came from a human being.
It could be tracked.
The desk could find out if the 'facts' were real or misconstrued or fabricated.
In short, you could still do fact-based news.
In the end, though, it was found to be too much trouble to be worth it when you had actual real journalists, some of the best, to be in your employ.
And so, it was nixed (to the best of my recollection). (2/n)
This is different.
Relying on faulty AI known to be untraceable and hallucinatory to outsource your primary work of reporting fact is absconding the fundamental duty of the press.
It is not a 'fun little experiment' gone awry.
It's a dangerous threat in a time of severe challenges to truth. (3/end)