LA Times reportedly removes new AI tool from story after it downplayed KKK

A day after launch of contentious feature, its bias meter said some accounts see Klan as ‘responding to societal changes’

The Los Angeles Times has reportedly removed its new artificial intelligence (AI) tool from one of its articles, just a day after launching the feature.

The publication unveiled a new AI-driven feature called “Insights” this week, designed to accompany articles that express a particular viewpoint or are “written from a personal perspective”, such as opinion pieces, commentary and reviews.

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