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LA Times owner plans to add AI-powered ‘bias meter’ on news stories, sparking newsroom backlash

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By Liam Reilly and Jon Passantino, CNN New York (CNN) — Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who blocked the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and plans to overhaul its editorial board, says he will implement an artificial intelligence-powered “bias meter” on the paper’s news articles…

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13 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong says ‘bias meter’ tagged to articles coming in January (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Los Angeles Times’ owner Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday revealed his plan to create a “bias meter” for every article that comes out of the newsroom.

  2. FOX Business

    LA Times owner announces planned AI-powered 'bias meter' for stories, columns (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The Los Angeles Times is preparing to introduce an AI-backed "bias meter" as soon as January, the latest shakeup as owner Patrick Soon-Shiong overhauls the paper.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    Los Angeles Times Owner Plans to Launch Tech-Driven “Bias Meter” On Articles Next Year (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Patrick Soon-Shiong says that his team is building a product where "the reader can press a button and get both sides" of a story.

  4. Hot Air

  5. Washington Examiner

    Los Angeles Times owner plans on adding bias meter to site next year (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    To combat a liberal bias, Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong wants to add a bias meter to accompany news and opinion articles on the website.

  6. KVIA El Paso

    LA Times owner plans to add AI-powered ‘bias meter’ on news stories, sparking newsroom backlash (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Liam Reilly and Jon Passantino, CNN New York (CNN) — Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who blocked the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and plans to overhaul its editorial board, says he will implement an artificial intelligence-powered “bias meter” on the paper’s news articles…

  7. The Washington Free Beacon

    LA Times Owner To Add AI-Powered 'Bias Meter' to News Articles to Give Readers ‘Both Sides’ of Story (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    Los Angeles Times billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong is planning to add an artificial intelligence-powered “bias meter” to his outlet’s news articles to help give readers “both sides” of a story, CNN reported.

  8. Gizmodo

    Billionaire Owner of LA Times Plans to Use an AI-Powered ‘Bias Meter’ on Editorials (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    An algorithm could soon be dictating how readers should interpret the paper's own political coverage.

  9. Breitbart News

    LA Times Owner Plans to Launch Tech-Driven 'Bias Meter' to Show Readers 'Both Sides' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of Los Angeles Times, says his team is working on a tech-driven "bias meter" for articles so that readers "can press a button and get both sides" of the story.

  10. The Guardian

    Los Angeles Times owner says articles will use AI meter to show sources’ ‘bias’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong also wants to include more conservative voices in paper’s opinion section

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