On 11/8/23 15:19, Stephen Loosley wrote:
News Corp profits dive 75% as Rupert Murdoch-owned company hints at AI future
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By Jonathan Barrett Fri 11 Aug 2023
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation ... use of cost-saving AI-produced content.
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By an amazing coincidence:
LINKGRAM Link Institute Media Release
Dateline 17:00 Sydney: Breakthrough in cost-effective media commentary.
Professor Klerphell, Director of the Link Institute announced the
release of AutoRantAI 1.0 today:
"News outlets are worried about increasing costs and lowering sales:
how can they compete with social media?" AutoRantAI allows automatic
creation of news commentary, for print, audio/radio, and streaming/TV
channels."
AutoRantAI emulates the work of a media commentator, reading output of
news and wire services, then takes the slant required by sponsors, to
produce endless commentary. As well as text, the system produces
synthetic voice, and a video avatar. Early versions of the avatar were
made realistic, but it was found the audience liked commentators who did
not resemble rational human beings.
AutoRantAI 3.0 is in development, with customization for the individual
target. Each customer will receive a different commentary, crafted to
appeal to their views, while carefully steering them to the opinion
desired by sponsors. The default setting simply makes more extreme any
biases the client already has, but this can be changed to channel right,
far right, or extreme far right views. A special TEAL setting was
developed for Australia, but so far no corporation had requested it.
AutoRantAI 4.0 will have a micro-targeting option to direct commentary
at specific individuals and entities in business, and government. On
recipient of a favorable item by, or about, the entity, AutoRantAI will
start generating a negative commentary within a microsecond. Early
versions of AutoRantAI scanned for negative factual information which
can be used to discredit the target. But it was found generating fake
news was more effective. While designed for targeting business,
political parties, and nation states, some high net worth individuals
are acquiring the product for family disputes.
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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au
Honorary Lecturer, Computer Science, Australian National University
https://cecc.anu.edu.au/people/tom-worthington
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