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AI 'journalists' pitch stories to editors, but sourcing remains a human challenge

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AI agents can produce decent article drafts and pitch stories to editors, but they cannot secure human sources, the reporting step editors say matters most.

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  1. 2026-11-05 09:00 · Fast Company AI
    AI ‘journalists’ are pitching stories to editors, but the real problem isn’t the writing

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