Much has been made of AI technology, like ChatGPT and Google Bard being capable of producing written work on a par with journalists. Although we’ve seen several instances where both mostly copy and paste the result of human writers and even toss in a few false statements and misinformation, just about every publisher of digital content is using or testing AI to replace some its human workforce.
One afternoon after reading a horrifying article and going down the rabbit hole of how I’m about to be replaced, I fired up ChatGPT and Bard and tried to have it write several tech articles and news pieces. What I discovered put my fears at ease. And although I was impressed with both, I realized the power of the human element behind journalism is irreplaceable.
