LA Times’ AI Tool Shows Sympathy for KKK a Day After Launch, Owner Unaware for Hours

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The human in the loop  The relationship between AI and journalism may feel a little like a no-rules Wild West these days. But if there is “one firm rule,” writes media watcher Margaret Sullivan, it’s that “there should always be a human in the loop before publication.” That’s because AI is “often wrong on the facts,” Sullivan writes in her Guardian column. Her piece was one of many takes this week on a new AI-driven “Insights” feature in the Los…

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Journalism schools teach that writers should report the news, not be the news.

Insight has called the article “center-left” and generated a response by insisting that artificial intelligence will allow storytelling in a more democratic wayArtificial intelligence behind DeepSeek Volcano: “We won all but those who wanted a monopoly” Following a recent Los Angeles Times op-ed on the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), there is now an AI-generated response to how AI will allow stories to be told more democratically.

LA Times Nixes AI Tool That Downplayed KKK Racism While Sounding Exactly Like Real-Life Republicans

The Los Angeles Times removed its new AI feature from one of its articles because it downplayed the KKK and their violent history.

The LA Times’ new AI tool sympathized with the KKK. Its owner wasn’t aware until hours later

The Los Angeles Times’ billionaire owner, who unveiled an AI tool that generates opposing perspectives to be displayed on Opinion stories, was unaware the new tool had created pro-KKK arguments less than 24 hours after it launched — and hours after the AI comments had been taken down. The incident presents a massive hurdle for the Times as the newspaper looks to leverage the new suite of offerings to woo back old subscribers and win over new ones

L.A. Times pulls new AI tool off article after it defends the KKK

The brand-new Los Angeles Times artificial intelligence feature didn’t exactly get off to the best start. The long-touted feature named “Insights” launched this week for the paper’s opinion articles and is designed to “offer readers an instantly accessible way to see a wide range of different AI-enabled perspectives alongside the positions presented in the article.” […]