“Journalists at three of #RupertMurdoch’s Australian mastheads have reported deep concern after training sessions for an in-house #AITool called “NewsGPT” .

Staffers on #TheAustralian, #TheCourierMail and the #DailyTelegraph say the tool enables them to take on the persona of another writer, or to adopt a certain style, and NewsGPT will then generate a custom article.”

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“In March the company’s chief technology officer, #JulianDelany, unveiled #NewsGPT and described it as a powerful tool.

A #NewsCorp Australia spokesperson told Weekly Beast: “As with many companies News Corp Australia is investigating how #AI technologies can enhance our workplaces rather than replace #jobs. Any suggestion to the contrary is false.”

#WhiteCollar / #ZerHourWork <https://theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/20/news-corp-bets-big-on-ai-tools-but-journalists-voice-concerns>

On Saturday, the story reaches the local News Corp daily, #TheCourierMail, which obviously covers it as mainly a "hahaha normal guy watching tranny freak porn!" story and reports that the ABC has opened an investigation. This has clearly spiralled out of control at this point and I'm starting to feel a bit of regret.

Amy is Sall's bete noire, so Sall initially blames her. However, at some point, Sall realises it was mostly me.