Gannett has 'paused' the use of the digital content generator.

USA Today’s Publisher Revises Sports Posts After AI Reporter’s Mistakes

Febin MathewSeptember 7, 23AI, Gannett, Journalism

Gannett, a major publisher, has been forced to review all the articles produced by their AI system after it was revealed that they had been using it to generate high school sports reports without disclosure. This comes just a week after they initially halted the project following public backlash. It seems that the lessons from CNET’s controversial AI incident earlier this year were not taken into account. Gannett operates several regional and national publications, including USA Today, The Arizona Republic and The Detroit Free Press. The company designed “Lede AI”…

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Gannett Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google for Alleged Monopolization of Ad Technology

Adriana MaraisJune 20, 23Gannett, Google, Lawsuit

Gannett, the largest news publisher in the US, has filed a lawsuit against Google for monopolistic behavior, echoing arguments made by the Department of Justice in a previous lawsuit. The suit accuses Google of monopolizing market trading to the detriment of publishers, readers, and the wider economy. Gannett CEO Mike Reed stated that digital advertising is crucial to the online economy, and without fair competition, publishers cannot invest in their newsrooms. This is the latest in a series of lawsuits against Google. Gannett, which owns USA Today and several local…

Gannett plans to include generative artificial intelligence in the system (Reuters)

Gannett Introduces Generative AI with Human Oversight

Febin MathewJune 17, 23AI, Artificial Intelligence, Gannett, Generative AI

Gannett, the publisher, intends to incorporate generative artificial intelligence into its story publishing system, following the lead of other news organizations, in a bid to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. But the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, with more than 200 daily publications, said it will involve people in the process so the technology cannot be deployed automatically without oversight. Generative AI is a way to improve efficiency and remove tedious tasks from suppliers, Gannett vice president and chief product officer Renn Turiano said. However, Turiano added, “The desire to go…