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AI's Impact on the Future of News and Media in 2026
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Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNN
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"Microsoft and Semafor Collaborate for AI-Powered News Curation"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Semafor, a new-look politics site, is launching Signals, a product that curates and summarizes news coverage from around the web using an AI-powered search tool called MISO. This tool helps reporters find stories in various languages more efficiently, and the published work is still human-curated. Semafor is partnering with Microsoft on research to explore responsible AI use in journalism, and the website will eventually be redesigned around Signals, representing a new emphasis on the web.
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Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
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