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📰🤖 When AI writes a supplement in a newspaper!
On Tuesday, March 18, the Italian newspaper Il Foglio published a printed supplement entirely written by artificial intelligence — not a single line written by a journalist!😲
🔹 Revolution or Threat to Journalism?
This special edition, distributed alongside the regular newspaper, was produced without human intervention, except for the formulation of questions submitted to the AI models.
Articles, headlines, editorials, even image captions — all generated by AI.
📅 For one month, Il Foglio AI will publish, from Tuesday to Friday,20 articles,3 editorials, covering topics such as:
✅ The Italian economy
✅ International politics
✅ Technology and society
But critics argue something essential is missing:
🚫 No interviews
🚫 No field investigations
🚫 No human perspective — the essence of journalism.
🔍 Why this experiment?
🎯 To measure the real impact of AI in a newsroom
🎯 To identify which types of content can be automated without compromising quality
💬 A heated debate is now raging in Italy — and beyond!
This move comes just after controversy at the Los Angeles Times, which used AI to generate article comments, triggering backlash from journalists' unions.
⚖️ Optimization of journalism — or threat to editorial integrity and jobs?
AI is transforming how news is produced.
But where should we draw the line between automation and human expertise?