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> 538 and other sites that just do stats can easily just have a giant number database that output correlations for click's sake. Ahh, there you see the problem
by benten10 11y ago
> 538 and other sites that just do stats can easily just have a giant number database that output correlations for click's sake.
Ahh, there you see the problem! you can also output all harry potter novels from digits of pi, but that doesn't get anyone anywhere. : ) The entire point of a good content producer is to understand what the customer needs, and put it out, NOW. So I'd imagine 538 will be automated about when computers start writing Harry Potter equivalents.
- lmm 11y agoI don't think you'll see entirely computer-produced stories for a while, but what you can already see is computer-suggested correlations and framework stories that can be touched up quickly by a human editor. You might need that last 10% of human labour, but if 90% of the job can be done by the computer, that means 90% fewer staff.