OkayNWA’s AI-generated news site is the future of local journalism and/or a glorified CMS. AI-generated local news has finally arrived. That is, it has arrived in Northwest Arkansas. OkayNWA, which plays on the acronym for the Ozarks region that includes Bentonville, Fayetteville and Springdale, first launched as an app last year. In recent months, it’s found a new batch of readers through its revamped website and social accounts on Instagram , Facebook and TikTok . Its tagline: “Feel the pulse of Northwest Arkansas.” OkayNWA calls itself a news site. “AI-powered news” leads its title on Google search results and the about page claims the site has “embraced the cutting-edge potential of artificial intelligence to redefine how news is sourced, reported, and presented to you.” In practice, OkayNWA reads closer […]
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