The Los Angeles Times is implementing a new AI Insights feature that will rate the political content of its opinion pieces and provide alternative viewpoints, according to owner Patrick Soon-Shiong. This change marks a departure from traditional journalism practices, as the AI content will not be reviewed by human journalists, emphasizing a new technological approach to editorial content. Following a tumultuous relationship with opinion staff and parallels to other media moguls' strategies, Soon-Shiong aims to widen readers' exposure to diverse political perspectives through this innovative feature.
The new AI Insights feature, announced by Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, aims to offer AI-generated ratings of political content in opinion pieces.
This initiative will debut on select opinion content only, without affecting news reporting, and operates independently from the human journalism team.
Soon-Shiong’s plan mirrors similar moves by other media owners, like Bezos, but takes a different approach to editorial content through AI.
After a turbulent history with his editorial board, Soon-Shiong celebrates this new AI initiative as a means to broaden the audience's political perspectives.
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