Washington Post Launches AI-Driven Chatbot for Climate Questions

Jul 9, 2024, 04:04 PM

The Washington Post has introduced an AI-driven chatbot designed to answer questions about climate change. This experimental tool, integrated into the homepage, app, and articles, pulls responses exclusively from The Washington Post's own journalism. Initially, the chatbot will focus solely on climate-related queries, but there are plans to expand its scope to other topics in the future. Additionally, The Washington Post has begun incorporating AI-generated summaries into approximately 10% of its articles. The newspaper has advised users to verify the chatbot's responses with the original published articles, acknowledging that the tool may not always perform as expected.