Kurt Gessler
@kurtgessler.bsky.social
Now: News product and AI. Then: Tribune Publishing. Chicago Tribune. Daily Herald. Sometimes teach.
Facebook isn't "encouraging" more free speech or "pivoting" away from facts. I suspect they're forecasting that more ragebait and less moderation will provide a boost to a stagnating platform. FB DAU is flat and engagement is declining. Someone believes the way back is to set the platform on fire.
January 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Facebook isn't "encouraging" more free speech or "pivoting" away from facts. I suspect they're forecasting that more ragebait and less moderation will provide a boost to a stagnating platform. FB DAU is flat and engagement is declining. Someone believes the way back is to set the platform on fire.
Reposted by Kurt Gessler
Hope the LA Times is being sure to print the fire’s point of view too.
January 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Hope the LA Times is being sure to print the fire’s point of view too.
I’m personally excited about Chicago’s future summers mirroring, checks graphic, Dallas-Ft. Worth! Awesome!
January 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I’m personally excited about Chicago’s future summers mirroring, checks graphic, Dallas-Ft. Worth! Awesome!
Seen at O’Hare … “Shall I describe it to you, or would you like me to find you a box?”
January 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Seen at O’Hare … “Shall I describe it to you, or would you like me to find you a box?”
Enjoy autumn in the greater Chicagoland area.
November 21, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Enjoy autumn in the greater Chicagoland area.
I’m really liking the WhatsApp publisher channels. The ability to compare alerts and messaging is great, too. Kudos to NYT here for the right touches.
October 18, 2023 at 11:40 PM
I’m really liking the WhatsApp publisher channels. The ability to compare alerts and messaging is great, too. Kudos to NYT here for the right touches.
Generative AI has a lot of potential to help newsrooms, but there’s many caveats and cautions that publishers should heed at the moment. And some serious risks in the near future
Generative AI and Newsrooms: Tips and Best Practices for How Publishers Can Use Transformative Tech
Generative AI in newsrooms offers efficiency and personalized content potential, needing guidelines for transparency and accuracy; careful integration is advised amid changing search dynamics.
blog.taboola.com
August 17, 2023 at 7:34 PM
Generative AI has a lot of potential to help newsrooms, but there’s many caveats and cautions that publishers should heed at the moment. And some serious risks in the near future
Hey, Twitter has lost half its value, isn’t paying its bills, workers are sleeping on the floor and the platform collapses during key events — I’ll bet we can do that.
i thought Reddit CEO Steve Huffman came off bad in his interview with The Verge
this new one with NBC News is disqualifying
Reddit's unpopular changes were inspired by Elon Musk's layoffs & cost-cutting (like not paying bills) at Twitter.
insane.
this new one with NBC News is disqualifying
Reddit's unpopular changes were inspired by Elon Musk's layoffs & cost-cutting (like not paying bills) at Twitter.
insane.
June 16, 2023 at 10:24 PM
Hey, Twitter has lost half its value, isn’t paying its bills, workers are sleeping on the floor and the platform collapses during key events — I’ll bet we can do that.
Three fingers of soup, please
June 7, 2023 at 12:24 AM
Three fingers of soup, please
I’m letting Bard and ChatGPT pick my dinner. Tonight is garlic butter chicken with mashed potatoes. Prompt was “Suggest a Midwest chicken recipe with garlic. Also suggest a side dish”
May 19, 2023 at 11:42 PM
I’m letting Bard and ChatGPT pick my dinner. Tonight is garlic butter chicken with mashed potatoes. Prompt was “Suggest a Midwest chicken recipe with garlic. Also suggest a side dish”
Many people are annoyed by those fake random spam/phish texts, but I view them as a narrative opportunity
May 5, 2023 at 7:50 PM
Many people are annoyed by those fake random spam/phish texts, but I view them as a narrative opportunity
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I went on a quest to find out if AI is already secretly writing some of the stuff we read online. I found more than I ever imagined.
From online recipes to mattress reviews to celebrity horoscopes, human writing is fast becoming the exception on the internet, rather than the rule. My story today:
From online recipes to mattress reviews to celebrity horoscopes, human writing is fast becoming the exception on the internet, rather than the rule. My story today:
AI-written content isn’t the web’s future. It’s already here.
The web has long been full of spammy content. AI is on the verge of making it much worse.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2023 at 1:16 PM
I went on a quest to find out if AI is already secretly writing some of the stuff we read online. I found more than I ever imagined.
From online recipes to mattress reviews to celebrity horoscopes, human writing is fast becoming the exception on the internet, rather than the rule. My story today:
From online recipes to mattress reviews to celebrity horoscopes, human writing is fast becoming the exception on the internet, rather than the rule. My story today:
@support.bsky.team friend is seeing a 403 error on the account creation screen when setting handle. This a known error and what’s the fix?
May 5, 2023 at 2:26 AM
@support.bsky.team friend is seeing a 403 error on the account creation screen when setting handle. This a known error and what’s the fix?
I hope something loves you as much as my tiny dog loves car rides.
May 4, 2023 at 9:04 PM
I hope something loves you as much as my tiny dog loves car rides.
At the very bottom of the Okla. slaying article https://apnews.com/article/2286716517d004033781a1303e4035dd
May 4, 2023 at 11:59 AM
At the very bottom of the Okla. slaying article https://apnews.com/article/2286716517d004033781a1303e4035dd
Facebook appears to have shutdown the News tab last night
April 20, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Facebook appears to have shutdown the News tab last night