Google Looking at AI Tools “Genesis” To Assist Journalist In Writing News

Google is working on an artificial intelligence (AI) tool called “Genesis” that will assist journalists to generate news copies.  New York Times reported that Genesis can ingest “details of current events” and “generate news copies.”

According to reports, Google has pitched the Genesis tool to It appears that Google has pitched the tool to The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post as a “personal assistant for journalists.”

The aim of the AI tool is to allow journalists to focus on more valuable task and not spend so much time on providing articles.

The spokesperson said the tool will “enhance” journalists “work and productivity,” adding that it was in “earliest stages of exploring ideas”.

“Quite simply, these tools are not intended to, and cannot, replace the essential role journalists have in reporting, creating and fact-checking their articles,” the spokesman stated.

Reports state that Google could licence content from news publications for AI training purposes. Google wrote in a statement, “In partnership with news publishers, especially smaller publishers, we’re in the earliest stages of exploring ideas to potentially provide AI-enabled tools to help journalists with their work.”

“For instance, AI-enabled tools could assist journalists with options for headlines or different writing styles. Our goal is to give journalists the choice of using these emerging technologies in a way that enhances their work and productivity, just like we’re making assistive tools available for people in Gmail and in Google Docs.”

A News Corp spokesman declined to comment on the report or the AI tool, but said, “We have an excellent relationship with Google, and we appreciate [Google CEO] Sundar Pichai’s long-term commitment to journalism.”