Otherweb, an AI-driven news aggregator and registered public benefit corporation, has introduced a “News Concierge” chatbot on its platform that is already used by 9 million people worldwide. News Concierge has access to over 900 news sources in real-time, covering global news on every topic, and local news in more than 50 countries worldwide.
The chatbot can understand users’ questions and customize its answers by topic, time period, or specific details users want to include or exclude. It is the first news-specific AI tool that delivers a single answer incorporating information from many news items into one coherent summary with detailed references. It also remembers users’ recent queries and can adapt to users’ preferences over time.
“I believe we have reached ‘peak feed.’ Users are tired of scrolling for hours to try and find what they want. Our personal agent can do the legwork and just give you a summary of what you want to know. Imagine you could call your favorite TV station and ask them to customize this evening’s news just for you,” said Alex Fink, CEO and Founder of Otherweb. “Because Otherweb is a public benefit corporation, we are focused on information quality above all else. We are not trying to maximize your time in the app, scrolling endlessly. Instead, we give you what you want to know right away — maximum value in minimum time. This feature will make news feeds as obsolete as web directories.”
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Otherweb uses 20 AI models to filter the news, with source code and datasets open to the public. This approach to news filtering offers users full transparency and no hidden biases. It effectively detects and filters misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, and plain ol’ junk, thus elevating quality journalism.
SOURCE: Businesswire