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There’s another reason the L.A. Times’ AI-generated opinion ratings are bad (this one doesn’t involve the Klan)
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Archives: April 9, 2018

Its heart is in the right place, and the decline of local news really is a big threat to democratic governance. But the dataset it uses is far, far too sloppy.
A limited group of academics will be given access to some Facebook data.
This is a golden age of American protest. It’s time to stand up and fight the vulture owners hollowing out local news.