He insists that having robots handle the drudge work frees up journalists for higher-minded pursuits. Artificial intelligence ( AI ) is coming into the world of journalism due to recent developments in natural language generation that may benefit this profession . Software has been developed that will produce , copy , edit stories and articles that were standard fare for experienced journalists . Justin Smith of Associated Press insisted that AI would handle the repetitive aspects of the job thereby freeing up journalists to work on high - level , specialist areas that require the human touch .
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) is coming into the world of journalism due to recent developments in natural language generation that may benefit this profession . Software has been developed that will produce , copy , edit stories and articles that were standard fare for experienced journalists . Justin Smith of Associated Press insisted that AI would handle the repetitive aspects of the job thereby freeing up journalists to work on high - level , specialist areas that require the human touch .