Disclaimer: I have been that average small town journalist, so perhaps I am biased about this. You are probably right, and if it works well enough I doubt my c

Disclaimer: I have been that average small town journalist, so perhaps I am biased about this. You are probably right, and if it works well enough I doubt my complaining is going to stop it. It will be interesting to see if/how having an AI as the "primary" audience for public meetings changes how they are conducted at least. Considering how much your average local reporter gets paid, I can't fathom this being a huge boon to newsrooms either way, but I wouldn't be surprised if it ultimately becomes the standard for creating meeting minutes by local governments. I think my concern here is that you're creating a system where no one actually has to pay attention to what these public bodies are doing. Not that much attention is paid now either.