Article from twipemobile.com
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly important in journalism, especially in creating short, understandable summaries of articles that help readers quickly get informed without losing the essence of the news. This approach is being used by several major international media outlets to adapt to the fast pace of modern life and the preferences of young readers.
A particular example is Minutes by Nikkei, a paid service designed for young professionals. This service offers three daily summaries of the most important business articles, generated by an internal artificial intelligence tool called Nikkei Tailor. This tool identifies relevant articles, summarizes them, and rewrites them in a style accessible to the modern reader, automating the entire news preparation process. The results have been impressive – there has been a 50% reduction in staff time spent on content development, while human editors focus on selection and quality control.
Even the Argentine newspaper Clarín has introduced a reading assistant called WalterAI, which offers AI-generated summaries that are about 20% of the length of the original text. Readers can choose from six different formats to follow an article, such as: chronological order, main points, data tables and frequently asked questions (FAQ), adapting to different reading styles. Early statistics show that about 30% of readers use WalterAI's features, with summaries being the most clickable.
In Norway, NRK – the national public broadcaster – has also integrated summary with short bullet points under the article titlesand, to attract a new audience that increasingly avoids traditional news sources. These summaries have proven effective, with 19% of users clicking to read more and twice as long reading time as those who engage with summary boxes.
These examples clearly demonstrate that using artificial intelligence to curate articles not only saves time and resources for newsrooms, but also increases reader engagement by providing more personalized and accessible content. In an era where attention spans are increasingly limited, AI is helping journalism adapt to the needs of modern readers and deliver essential information in concise and engaging formats.