Jen Sorensen

3 months ago • •

Jen Sorensen
3 months ago • •

Latest comic: The AI Journalism Awards

#comic #cartoon #cartoons #technology #AI #journalism #news #media #tech

1. AI-generated man with three eyes, two ties and several extra fingers speaking via a laptop screen:

Welcome everyone to the AI Journalism Awards. I am your AI-generated host Bob Bitwell. Tonight we honor the best and brightest bots in the business!

2. First up: Best digitally-created journalist!

Shown: picture of woman with slightly vacuous expression.

Pixella Composita

A literal composite of thousands of human writers, she appeals to everyone!

3. The award for most prolific reporter goes to Bot 29P3NT74Q, who dominated Google search results.

Voice speaking from server: THANK YOU FOR THE AWARD. PEOPLE ASPIRE TO WIN AWARDS. WINNING AN AWARD MEANS YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

4. Finally, best overall publication: The Herald-Spittoon has eliminated all human employees!

Org chart of CEO in charge of several bots

Bob Bitwell: Clearly the future of newspapers!

#technology #AI #News #tech #Comic #cartoon #Media #Cartoons #journalism

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BoneHouseWasps 🔶

in reply to Jen Sorensen • 3 months ago • •

I want to rewind the internet to about 2010. Let the bots and AI's have the shit we have now. I feel like they'd enjoy it more.

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JJ Allen 🏳️‍🌈

in reply to Jen Sorensen • 3 months ago • •

I don't know about the top right panel. I find it hard to believe even an AI reporter could appeal to everyone in such a polarized world in which even otherwise mundane things are turned into culture war issues. If the AI bot displays *any* sensitivity to minority groups, it'll be derided as "woke." If it appeals to right wingers, it'll be called bigoted by everyone else. There's not a whole lot of middle ground.

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Jen Sorensen

in reply to JJ Allen 🏳️‍🌈 • 3 months ago • •

@JJ_Allen I agree, but remember that the narrator is Bob Bitwell (and the AI Journalism Awards) touting the virtues of AI, which aren't necessarily true!

@JJ Allen 🏳️‍🌈