Digital media company BuzzFeed plans to incorporate more AI into its news and business operations, Chief Executive Jonah Peretti told staff in a memo today.

 

Digital media company BuzzFeed plans to incorporate more AI into its news and business operations, Chief Executive Jonah Peretti told staff in a memo today. 

Plans include using OpenAI technology to personalize content and quizzes that the media outlet is known for. The AI-assisted content will begin appearing this year.


  • In the memo, Peretti said BuzzFeed aims to "lead the future of AI-powered content" and "maximize the creativity of our writers, producers, and creators and our business."
  • In the case of AI quizzes, OpenAI's text-generation technology could produce unique results based on each person's specific responses, which would be shareable on social media.
  • Peretti estimates AI and data could help create, animate, and personalize media content, not just curate it, within 15 years.
  • In December, BuzzFeed said it would cut 12% of its staff, citing challenging economic conditions. On Wednesday, the WSJ reported that Facebook parent Meta is paying BuzzFeed millions to generate creator content for its platforms.



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