Seven to use AI to write news articles after mass redundancy fallout

Seven staff will use a new AI tool to write online news articles based on the broadcaster’s TV scripts; bosses tell journalists they “need to start using it” and the system is already being rolled out in Sydney and Melbourne offices.

The move sparked concerns from staff who spoke. cricketThe publisher is still reeling from mass layoffs that have seen several high-profile journalists leave in recent weeks.

The new AI tool in question is called “Clippy” (reminiscent of the annoying Microsoft Office utility tool used from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s) and will apparently soon be renamed 7START.