Writers Replaced By Computer Program
I write. I write this with. Intense. Meaningful. Heartful. Important. Thoughtful. Meaningful. Integrated syllabic foreword movement dedicated to the preposition. Detailed. De tails of de FOX News described the military aspects of de fence. I am not a MACK truck. I am not a Micawber. I am not a mesozoic manipulator. I am not a machine. I am an auteur. A salient sequence of selected substantive synonyms. I am a riter!!!!!
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Forbes Among 30 Clients Using Computer-Generated Stories Instead of Writers
Forbes has joined a group of 30 clients using Narrative Science software to write computer-generated stories.
Here’s more about the program, used in one corner of Forbes‘ website: “Narrative Science has developed a technology solution that creates rich narrative content from data. Narratives are seamlessly created from structured data sources and can be fully customized to fit a customer’s voice, style and tone. Stories are created in multiple formats, including long form stories, headlines, Tweets and industry reports with graphical visualizations.”
The New York Times revealed last year that trade publisher Hanley Wood and sports journalism site The Big Ten Network also use the tool. In all, 30 clients use the software–but Narrative Science did not disclose the complete client list.
What do you think? The Narrative Science technology could potentially impact many corners of the writing trade. The company has a long list of stories they can computerize: sports stories, financial reports, real estate analyses, local community content, polling & elections, advertising campaign summaries sales & operations reports and market research.
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re: writers replaced by computer program
Dear Machine,
You can have all the tools that I have at hand but you can never replicate or emulate what I have done or am capable of doing. You, the automaton can only re-hash and in this way, commit a 'sampling' of my work. Very much like new fangled hip-hop/rap artists preying on old hits to soup up and slap on their manufactured beats.
On matters requiring facts and figures without much analyses, a machine will do, much like a score card on a game. For the inside story, you still need one with a heart, mind and an enviable insider's access for the themes behind the story.
Writing is unlike a chess game where it can be broken down to combinations and mathematical calculations.