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AI Tries To Write The News: Dan J. Sullivan election challenge, special sessions for gasline
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
4 days ago5 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Rap star Post Malone helps set up HESCO barriers and other ‘sightings’
Media in Alaska and beyond runs wild with reports and fake images of performer doing many improbable things in many improbable spots in The Last Frontier.
Apr 203 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Juneau’s upcoming tourism season
Two websites publish articles on Easter with AI-generated content, including fake pictures of Alaska Native celebrations; one of the stories vanishes after the Independent asks about it By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent Juneau’s not typically a place tourists begin a road or rail tour of Alaska, the town’s Maritime Festival is in May rather than June, and that photo is…well, definitely unreal. Two articles about visiting Alaska’s capital city published at travel websites o
Apr 85 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Sullivan’s speech to the Legislature; bill to ban police masks
Editor’s note: AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided. Text that is outright fiction/nonsense is highlighted in red , but that doesn’t necessarily mean the rest is entirely accurate. The intent is to familiarize readers with what AI-generated news content looks like, and should not be considered factual or "reporting" in any
Feb 224 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Cascade Point Ferry Terminal debate, Dunleavy’s poll ratings
Editor’s note: AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Feb 145 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Dunleavy’s State of the State; Alaska Legislature session underway
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Jan 255 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Record snow and cold, Eaglecrest begins 50th season
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Dec 22, 20256 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Governor’s proposed budget, Vera Starbard gets ‘Molly’ Emmy nomination
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Dec 14, 20255 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Earthquake shakes Juneau; Mendenhall Glacier leaves the lake
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Dec 7, 20255 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Juneau Public Market, Cascade Point Ferry Terminal
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Nov 30, 20254 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Another record cruise season; helping those in need for Thanksgiving
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Nov 23, 20254 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Juneau certifies election winners, ranks ‘fourth-safest’ in study of US cities
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Oct 26, 20255 min read
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