For many of us the term ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI) still belongs in the realms of science-fiction and brings to mind the domineering Skynet in the Terminator films or the malevolent Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
A recent Press Gazette poll asking readers if they think AI robots are a threat to journalism or an opportunity found the majority (69%) of more than 1,200 voters saw AI as a threat.
But while what is known as “artificial general intelligence” – machines akin or superior to human intelligence – does not yet exist and may never be fully realised, AI tools are already in use in the news industry today.
