AI Chat: ChatGPT & AI News, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Machine Learning NewsArc & The Future of Journalism with Cory Ondrejka
Oct 1, 2025
Cory Ondrejka, CTO of SmartNews and co-creator of Second Life, delves into the future of journalism with AI. He introduces NewsArc, an innovative app designed to deliver personalized, balanced news, steering clear of sensationalism. Ondrejka highlights the importance of quality journalism and explains how NewsArc differentiates itself by not training on publisher content. The conversation navigates the challenges of political polarization in news and discusses how the app aims to provide a comprehensive view of stories while rewarding publishers for high-quality content.
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AI Enables Quality-Based News Aggregation
- Large language models enabled NewsArc to evaluate article quality and group coverage into news events.
- This capability made an alternative to attention-driven aggregation possible by focusing on quality over clicks.
Don't Train Models On Publishers' Work
- Avoid training or fine-tuning on publisher content to protect journalists' voice and value.
- Pay publishers for content and avoid baking their style into your models.
Route Readers To The Best Article First
- NewsArc routes users to the single best article for a story rather than substituting AI-written summaries.
- It then offers follow-ups that show different perspectives or newer reporting to provide a complete view.