Research comparing curation by humans and algorithms on Apple News shows that human editors chose more diverse sources, more evenly, and less "soft news" (Jack Bandy/Mac O'Clock)

Jack Bandy / Mac O’Clock:
Research comparing curation by humans and algorithms on Apple News shows that human editors chose more diverse sources, more evenly, and less “soft news”  —  Over one hundred million people use Apple News every month.  Our study showed key differences in the stories that editors and algorithms curate for those people.

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