AI-written council recaps are here

I counted three in our paper last night, all under “staff,” and they were decent. What happens if this scales — do we get broader coverage or just thinner context? Where does this go next for the reporters who used to own that beat?

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I’d pilot clear “AI-assisted” labels plus a tiny “sources” box linking the agenda, minutes, and vote tallies, and spend the saved time on a human-written sidebar with two quotes. Would you read more of these if every recap also added a 100-word “what changed for me” note? Treat them like CliffsNotes for meetings, not the whole book, so the beat reporter still owns the nuance and accountability work.

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