Does Computer-Generated Journalism Pose A Threat To Journalists?

Computer-generated articles seem to be catching on, according to an article in Sunday’s New York Times.

Well, computer-generated articles that merely convert agate like sports scores or economic data into simple stories.

Narrative Science, an Evanston, Ill., company, seems to be perfecting the art of writing software that does just that. They’ve signed on a notable client, the Big Ten Network, which uses the software to generate game summaries.

The article has a “sky’s the limit” narrative to it, but there is a limit—at least for the foreseeable future:

“The leaders of Narrative Science emphasized that their technology would be primarily a low-cost tool for publications to expand and enrich coverage when editorial budgets are under pressure,” the article states.

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