AI News and Controversy

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BuzzFeed says it will use AI tools from OpenAI to personalize its content​

BuzzFeed says it’s going to use AI tools provided by ChatGPT creator OpenAI to “enhance” and “personalize” its content, according to a memo sent this morning to staff by CEO Jonah Peretti and statements given to The Verge.

In the memo, Peretti says AI will be one of the two major trends defining the future of digital media (the other being “creators”). Peretti says that in 2023, BuzzFeed’s “AI inspired content” will launch on the site, “enhancing the quiz experience, informing our brainstorming, and personalizing our content for our audience.” News of the memo was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

 

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Babylon Bee AI Article Generator Hysterically Mocks AOC and You Will Laugh out Loud​

It’s Sunday morning and there’s been plenty of bad news going around this week, so let’s turn to something that might put a smile on your face: making fun of politicians. If you’re looking for laughs, one of the wittiest places around these days is the parody site the Babylon Bee, which among other things produced the recent viral videos about a woke California couple who moved to Texas with hysterical results.

On Friday, the Bee, whose motto is “fake news you can trust,” announced its newest entrant in the tickle-your-funnybone contest: an artificial intelligence article generator that produces parody stories mocking New York Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC).
The Bee’s brain trust tweeted that they were simply worn out from having to come up with so many “AOC is stoopid” stories:







Because I’m an extremely serious reporter who only covers extremely serious issues, I immediately went over to the generator and put it to work, and was frankly amazed by its output. Not only did I find the headlines funny, but I was also surprised that the “writing” was actually human-like—so much so that I contacted a secret source deep within the tunnels of the comic website who assured me that, no, the stories were not pre-written; the artificial intelligence was literally producing them within a few seconds of pushing the button.