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The Wall Street Journal is testing AI article summaries
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The Wall Street Journal is testing AI article summaries

The Wall Street Journal is experimenting with AI-generated article summaries that appear at the top of its news feed. Summaries appear as a “Key Points” box with bullet points summarizing the piece. The Verge observed the test on a story on Trump’s plans for the Department of Education and diary confirmed that they are testing the feature to see how readers respond.

The “Key Points” box contains a message explaining that an “artificial intelligence tool created this summary” and that the summary has been verified by an editor. The box also points to a how-to page WSJ and Dow Jones Newswires use AI tools.

“We’re always evaluating new technologies and storytelling methods to deliver more value to our subscribers,” Taneth Evans, Head of Digital at WSJsays in a statement to The Verge. “To that end, we’re currently running a series of A/B tests to understand our users’ needs around the feed. The newsroom does this hand-in-hand with colleagues in technology and while talking to readers every step of the way. Also us Reveals how we use AI tools to support our journalism whenever it is used.”