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# The f(x) = e^x | AI journalism: possibilities, limitations, and outcomes
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/fx-ex-ai-journalism/
- Published: 2020-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-06T11:07:03.000Z
- Description: This week's f(x) = e^x newsletter discusses the rise of AI journalism, deepfakes using for training videos, and fax machines.
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: #newsletter, Synthetic Minds Newsletter

Dr Mark van Rijmenam

# The f(x) = e^x | July 15, 2020 - Vol. 127

*Good Day! This is my weekly newsletter, with a dose of insights into the future. The topic of this newsletter is the exponential times we live in, hence the title of f(x) = e^x, which is the (natural) exponential function.* 

*Recently, I launched my new concept* [**The Digital Speaker**](https://thedigitalspeaker.com/?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com) *and you can now book me as an avatar or hologram. Also, my tech trend prediction for 2021 is out, *[read it here](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/top-five-strategic-technology-trends-2021-year-of-digitalism/)*!*

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##  AI journalism: possibilities, limitations, and outcomes 

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### My latest article:

In 2012, it was predicted that within 15 years, more than 90 percent of news articles would be written by a computer. 8 years later, a lot of progress has been made and AI journalists are increasingly ‘employed’ by publisher and organisations. The good news for human journalists is that there’s still very much a need for their services when writing articles like this one. But with machines now capable of doing more tasks than ever (and more complex ones), we face several important questions: what’s the role of AI in journalism, and [**what are the challenges and considerations when bringing AI into the newsroom?**](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/ai-journalism-possibilities-limitations-and-outcomes/)

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### ****Three Useful Nuggets of Information**

*My weekly tips from around the web to get you thinking.*

### 1\. Deepfakes are now used for corporate training videos.

Coronavirus restrictions make it harder and more expensive to shoot videos. So some companies are turning to synthetic media instead. ([**Wired**](https://www.wired.com/story/covid-drives-real-businesses-deepfake-technology/?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com))

### 2\. Personalise your blog, in real-time.

Adobe has created a tool that allows blog owners to personalise headlines and images in real-time for different visitors, bringing personalisation to a new level. ([**TechCrunch**](https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/07/adobe-ai-for-content-creators/?guccounter=1&ref=thedigitalspeaker.com))

### 3\. Who knew that fax machines could be a bottleneck?

In the US, health officials are still using fax machines in their attempt to fight the Coronavirus. A broken data system and incomplete results are becoming a bottleneck. ([**NY Times**](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/upshot/coronavirus-response-fax-machines.html?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com))

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