March 19th, 2012
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“ Don’t miss the irony here: automated platforms are now “writing” news reports about companies that make their money from automated trading. These reports are eventually fed back into the financial system, helping the algorithms to spot even more...

Don’t miss the irony here: automated platforms are now “writing” news reports about companies that make their money from automated trading. These reports are eventually fed back into the financial system, helping the algorithms to spot even more lucrative deals. Essentially, this is journalism done by robots and for robots. The only upside here is that humans get to keep all the cash.

Forbes has been using Narrative Science, a company that automatically writes articles when fed data, to create content about corporate earnings statements. 

Read the full story: Narrative Science, robot journalists, customized news, and the danger to civil discourse. - Slate Magazine

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