Semafor and Microsoft are also partnering on research to understand how journalists can use AI responsibly. Semafor initially focused on newsletters, but Signals represents a new emphasis on the web. The company plans to redesign its website around Signals, viewing it as a product for the web and future social media on federated platforms like Mastodon and Threads.
Key takeaways:
- News publishers are refocusing on their websites as destinations, with many new ideas echoing the concept of blogging.
- Politics site Semafor is launching a product called Signals, which curates coverage from around the web on the biggest stories of the day, using an AI-powered search tool called MISO to help reporters find a broad range of stories in various languages.
- Semafor and Microsoft are partnering on research to explore how journalists can use AI responsibly, with Semafor planning to redesign its website around Signals.
- This shift towards web-based news and the use of AI in journalism is seen as a trend that more news organizations are likely to follow in the future.