The Next Edition
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate
No Result
View All Result
The Next Edition
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate
Home Top News

50 Journalists Lose Job To Robots

Next Edition by Next Edition
May 31, 2020
in Top News
50 Journalists Lose Job To Robots
0
SHARES
1
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

About 50 journalists working with Microsoft are set to lose their jobs, as the American multinational tech giant reportedly moves to replace them with robots.

According to local media reports, those affected are contract employees working as curators for the company’s news website, MSN.

You might also like

Medical Doctor, 2 Others Remanded For Alleged Child Theft In Anambra

Police Re-Arrest Enenche Enenche In Abuja Amid Trial For Alleged Cyberstalking Of Dunamis Pastor Paul Enenche

Senate Begins Public Hearing On Constitution Review In Lagos

They perform functions such as selection of stories, headlines, pictures and other contents from news organisations for the MSN site.

The Seattle Times quoted unidentified insiders as saying the company has notified the affected workers that their services would no longer be needed beyond June 30.

From then, artificial intelligence would be used to perform the news production tasks in what Microsoft calls “evaluation of its business”.

“Like all companies, we evaluate our business on a regular basis.

“This can result in increased investment in some places and, from time to time, re-deployment in others.

READ ALSO: Apple sells MekaMons, robots built by Adekunle Nigerian-British

“These decisions are not the result of the current pandemic,” the company said in a statement, according to the paper.

According to the BBC, Microsoft, like some other tech companies, pays news organisations to use their contents on its website.

“But, it employs journalists to decide which stories to display and how they are presented.

“However, Microsoft will retain its full-time news producers, whose functions are similar to those of the contract employees being disengaged,” Seattle Times added.

One of those leaving told the paper that their functions had been semi-automated for a few months now.

“It is demoralising to think machines can replace us but there you go,” the unnamed employee said, according to the medium.

NAN

Tags: 50 Journalists Lose Job To RobotsAmerican multinational tech giantArtificial IntelligenceMicrosoft
Next Edition

Next Edition

Recommended For You

Kaduna Govt Charges ‘Fake’ Doctor Who Worked For 11 Years To Court

Medical Doctor, 2 Others Remanded For Alleged Child Theft In Anambra

  The Anambra State Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court sitting in Awka has remanded a 72-year-old doctor and two women for allegedly stealing and selling a...

Police Re-Arrest Enenche Enenche In Abuja Amid Trial For Alleged Cyberstalking Of Dunamis Pastor Paul Enenche

Police Re-Arrest Enenche Enenche In Abuja Amid Trial For Alleged Cyberstalking Of Dunamis Pastor Paul Enenche

  The Nigerian police have arrested Obonyilo Peter Enenche, popularly known as 'Enenche Enenche', in Abuja. He was last seen on Thursday at the birthday celebration of Senator...

Senate Investigates Killing Of 16 Nigerian Army Personnel In Delta

Senate Begins Public Hearing On Constitution Review In Lagos

  The Senate has officially commenced its much-anticipated public hearing on the comprehensive review of the 1999 Constitution, aiming to address critical reforms that could reshape the country’s...

Alt="Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Logo"

INEC Receives 12 Additional Party Registration Requests

  Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing button The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received 12 additional...

Next Post
10 Positive Coronavirus Tests In English Championship

10 Positive Coronavirus Tests In English Championship




Related News

Xmas Hampers: Please Check Expiry Dates of Content Before Consumption

Xmas Hampers: Please Check Expiry Dates of Content Before Consumption

Obey Anti-Open Grazing Law or Pay N50,000 for Each Arrested Cow — Tambaya

Obey Anti-Open Grazing Law or Pay N50,000 for Each Arrested Cow — Tambaya

Press Centre Fracas: Bauchi NUJ Bans Media Coverage Of APC Youth Wing

A’Ibom NUJ Bars Members From Covering State House Of Assembly




The Next Edition

Office Address

3B, Agboola Aina street, Off Toyin Street,
Ikeja, Lagos.

Quick Contact Details

Phone:
08033018430
Whatsapp:
08051679910

Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Categories

  • Aviation
  • Beauty
  • Breaking News
  • Business
  • Columnists
  • Editorial
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Featured
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Headline News
  • Home & Garden
  • Interviews
  • Investigations
  • North Central
  • North East
  • North West
  • Opinion
  • Parenting
  • Politics
  • Relationships
  • South East
  • South West
  • South-South
  • Special Reports
  • Sports
  • Top News
  • Vox Pops

© Next Edition Business Development Limited

  • About Us
  • Advert Rate
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate

© Next Edition Business Development Limited