Articles don’t read like robots wrote them.
Narrative Science has developed an algorithm that produces a computer-written news story about every 30 seconds, Wired reports. The articles run on the websites of respected publishers like Forbes, as well as other Internet media powers (many of which are keeping their identities private).
Continue reading… “Are algorithms better storytellers than human journalists?”
The Postal Service has considered canceling Saturday delivery, closing post offices and laying off some of its 280,000 workers.
The newest generation of of tech-savvy workers grew up hearing that the jobs they would hold as adults hadn’t even been invented yet. No one mentioned that the jobs they had come to think of as permanent might become a thing of the past.
Continue reading… “Jobs that became a thing of the past in 2011”
By 2013 there will be 1.2 million industrial robots working worldwide.
Are humans becoming obsolete in the workforce? All signs point to “yes.”
As IBM’s Watson proved on Jeopardy, robots are becoming smarter than people. They also make fewer mistakes and they don’t get bored.
Continue reading… “Nine Jobs People May Lose to Robots”
“News at Seven”
Personalized newscasts culled from the web and presented by digital avatars. Baseball stories written by computers using raw data. Television anchors and sports reporters may not need to start looking for other jobs just yet but students and professors at Northwestern University are working to make this futuristic vision of news a reality.
Continue reading… “Digital Avatars Could Make TV Anchors Obsolete”
Raymond Alvarez: The White House says there will be no bailout for newspapers.
The media has languished in the grips of depression for 15 years, shedding jobs, and losing ad dollars and subscribers. Indeed, print publishers lately are showing themselves to be yet another example of an old line business that won’t survive.
Continue reading… “Desperately clinging to the past, Newspapers struggle to preserve their legacy”
News stories about North Korea have been quite frequent recently, with their test launch of a rocket over Japan, withdrawal from nuclear disarmament talks coupled with a threat to restart their nuclear program, reports that their nuclear attack capabilities may be larger than previously thought – and their recent arrest and indictment of two U.S. reporters on its border with China. Even with all this attention, photographs from North Korea are still restricted and hard to come by. One way around that has been for photographers to peer inside from across the border, a pastime that has also spurred a level of curious tourism in both neighboring South Korea and China. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Amazing Photos: Looking Into Reclusive North Korea”
This is what you get when politicians keep their comments to 140 characters or less: “We need to cut spending! Holy Cow! A novel idea in Washington.”
Continue reading… “Congress Takes Twitter By Storm”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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