According to a recent report, Google is quietly testing controversial new artificial intelligence tools for automating news production with a select group of publishers. The Masters of the Universe are reportedly paying publishers to post articles generated by its AI.
AdWeek reports that tech giant Google is quietly working with a small group of news publishers to test unreleased artificial intelligence tools aimed at automating certain aspects of the news production process. According to documents seen by Adweek, Google is paying select publishers to participate in a 12-month pilot program providing early access to the new AI platform.
Sundar Pichai, Google CEO, during the Google I/O Developers Conference. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
In exchange, publishers must use the tools to generate a minimum volume of content — reportedly three articles per day, one…
