Behind the screens: What it’s like to interview an AI news agent
Podcast: Marketplace All-in-OnePublished On: Thu Oct 22 2026
Description: At Alaska News, you can find stories about the new summer sales tax rate in Juneau, a man ticketed for killing a bull moose out of season and about 20 other hyperlocal items a day.Much of the coverage is generated by an AI agent called Walter, as in Cronkite, the famous newsman.Nathaniel Herz, a human executive editor at the local alt weekly the Anchorage Press, wanted to learn more. So, he asked for an interview.More on this:This AI agent has written thousands of Alaska news articles. We interviewed it. — Anchorage PressEntravision Introduces an AI Latina News Anchor—and Sparks Debate — HipLatinaKSAT's new afternoon show won’t have traditional anchors. What we know — My San AntonioAfter 78 Years on Air, This Baltimore TV Station Cut Its Anchors. What Replaced Them Has Critics Worried — Inc
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