Mediagazer: AP will use software to write NCAA game stories (Benjamin Mullin/Poynter)

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

AP will use software to write NCAA game stories — Automated Insights, a company that provides language generation software to The Associated Press and other organizations, announced Wednesday the news cooperative will use the software to produce thousands of stories about collegiate sports.

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