by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
In the near term, it is possible to imagine a scenario where far more of news media could be consumed by AI than one might think. In real terms, one could imagine a scenario whereby the only reporting that is actually done by humans is that which requires a physical body.
And even that will be done in the context of a ticking clock.
It’s not too difficult to imagine a situation whereby all the faces on CNN are AI generated and they actually interview humans on screen. The more you think about that possibility and its implications, the more profound it grows.
This disruption could happen far sooner than any of us might otherwise imagine. It could be that within 10 years, lulz, very few humans will actually be involved in new gathering or distribution.
But, I can’t predict the future. Who knows.
