Monday, September 12, 2011

The writing algorithm

The Big Ten is currently using a software service, Narrative Science, that kicks out articles from game statistics. Humans don't write the articles, the computer does. It has been "taught" to recognize scenarios that cue up narratives about "come from behind," "team effort," and "season high" from statistics and play-by-play.

One user of the service pays $10 for each 500 word article.

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