Robot newsreading and journalism has very much become my thing — as evidenced by the fact that I spoke about it yet again on ABC Radio National Drive on 3 July.
Here’s the news stories that triggered presenter Waleed Aly’s interest:
American news agency Associated Press has joined the ranks of the LA Times and Forbes magazine by adding robots to its workforce.
AP says it will use robots to write its corporate earnings reports, giving finance reporters time to concentrate on more in-depth stories.
The news comes just a week after Japan unveiled its robot newsreader, the ‘Kodomoroid’.
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