Journos replaced by computers; Engadget snarkbot imminent

Oh boy, what a day it's been in the world of artificial intelligence. Those wacky computer programmers over at United States company Thomson Financial have developed software for the computing machines that generates most excellent news stories from corporate earnings reports. What a bunch of smart guys. Amazingly, the United States company Thomson Financial's computing machines can turn statements of finance into good news stories within 300 milliseconds of this financial information data going public. A corporate executive person from United States company Thomson Financial says that this method of storytelling allows reporters to do more important reporter things. How cool is that? Many stupid humans say that witless publications such as American technology weblog Engadget are already being transcribed by robots, but we think that is crazy nonsense talk. End transmission.

[Paul @ Aug 21st 2006 2:44PM]

I, for one, welcome our well-spoken robot overlords.

[tupper @ Aug 21st 2006 2:48PM]

I don't welcome them at all... in fact, they can kiss my shiny, metal ass.

[Scabies @ Aug 21st 2006 3:01PM]

stick to binary, english isnt your thing

[Michael @ Aug 21st 2006 3:02PM]

Given the amount of corporate jargon included in press releases I've read, I wouldn't be surprised. It'd be quite easy, actually. Just plugging in a dozen or so canned cliches and "added value" and "forward thinking" phrases provides a company with a lifetime of impressive-sounding, yet utterly empty statements to produce.

[srw985 @ Aug 21st 2006 3:10PM]

is it just me, or is there something weird with the underlineing

[Kevin @ Aug 21st 2006 3:15PM]

@srw985: It is a little unusual for then to underline something without making it a link. In fact this is the first article I think I have seen them do that.

[joe @ Aug 21st 2006 3:17PM]

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hint: translate it.

[pj @ Aug 21st 2006 3:22PM]

um ur wierd..

why do u underline stuff? thats just alittle odd... [engadget fire him]

[Kevin @ Aug 21st 2006 3:25PM]

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[Pedro @ Aug 21st 2006 3:29PM]

IMHO, the underlining is where a "computer" filled in the blanks; Madlib style.

[Warhorse @ Aug 21st 2006 3:34PM]

Very clever

[Stutz @ Aug 21st 2006 3:35PM]

I think the underlines are the main entrances in the bot log/news creator. ´cz he is pretending to be the bot.

i don´t know if i made myself clear...

[Daniel @ Aug 21st 2006 3:37PM]

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[Tommy Morris @ Aug 21st 2006 3:37PM]

tupper, haven't you seen Terminator? Telling the robot overlords to kiss you A%# is dangerous business. Paul, I am with you.

I bow before as you humble servant, oh great an wonderful United States company Thomson Financial artificial intelligence.

[Tommy Morris @ Aug 21st 2006 3:38PM]

tupper, haven't you seen Terminator? Telling the robot overlords to kiss you A%# is dangerous business. Paul, I am with you.

I bow before as you humble servant, oh great an wonderful United States company Thomson Financial artificial intelligence.

[GPB @ Aug 21st 2006 3:40PM]

Hey - tupper were you a CS/EE from the midwest?

[ShuadChaun @ Aug 28th 2006 4:35PM]

And yea verily it has come unto us the time of shining future where technology shall report on technology and all things are well. Code shall beget code, machine shall beget machine and we flesh puppets shall be rendered as we knew we would be. Obsolete.

[Ken @ Aug 21st 2006 4:18PM]

Love the graphic accompanying the article.

[Ferret @ Aug 21st 2006 4:26PM]

*woosh*

did you guys hear that? it was the joke abouts the robots writeing the story flying over alot of your heads!

[Tim UF @ Aug 21st 2006 5:03PM]

so... they put madlibs into a computers... wow... i;m impressed

[B from TX @ Aug 21st 2006 5:43PM]

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[Cavva @ Aug 21st 2006 7:28PM]

We are being made redundant, little by little...

[jdross @ Aug 21st 2006 11:21PM]

@B from TX, that was quite brilliant.

[mastershake @ Aug 22nd 2006 12:10PM]

robot wiriters will currently fail to compose intelligent, and interesting pieces, though they may be impartial if no one interferes with the programming. they will be dull and uninsightful, so all and all a major upgrade from the current media.