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p/boring-report-news-by-aiAn app that removes sensationalism from the news
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Vasishta Kalinadhabhotla

Boring Report - An app that removes sensationalism from the news

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Boring Report utilizes the power of advanced AI language models to process exciting news articles and transform them into the content that you see. This helps readers focus on the essential details and minimizes the impact of sensationalism.

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Vasishta Kalinadhabhotla
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Hey everyone! @aquavitae and I are excited to show off Boring Report, a product we've worked hard on for the past couple of weeks. In today's world, catchy headlines and articles often distract readers from the actual facts and relevant information. Our solution was an app that uses AI language models to process news articles and transform them into the content that you see. For example, here is a headline transformation found on the app: "Same world, different planet: Trump’s arrest lays bare US polarization" → "Donald Trump's arrest highlights deep political polarization in the US" Our app contains transformed titles and summaries, and while they are not a substitute for the original article, the service aims to provide an alternative to today’s media landscape. Additional points about this project: - We're working on providing this service in more channels, such as Android and browser extensions, so stay tuned! - We're also planning to add language and locality support to cater content more effectively to users from different regions and languages, ensuring a more personalized and accessible experience. - Follow us on Twitter for upcoming announcements and updates: https://twitter.com/boringreport We are looking for feedback on improving the product, so give it a try and let us know!
Stephen
@vaskal08 @aquavitae I wonder how you intend to improve the real time nature of the reports. For example a report this morning is about a 'forthcoming' Arsenal-Liverpool game on Sunday that already took place. I would have expected the news about that game today to have been about the result. Is the app not generating them in real time yet?
Vasishta Kalinadhabhotla
Maker
@stephen_smith67 Thank you, glad you enjoy the format! In terms of the real time nature of the feed, there is a bit of a delay given the need to run articles through the AI. We plan to implement analysis of the articles to improve the feed in a few key ways: 1. improve relevancy of the articles for the users interests 2. relevancy given the user's locality 3. related to your question, process and surface articles closer to the date that the events happen.
Thom Morgan
@aquavitae @vaskal08 how do you intend to make profit? would really hate to have ads in this kind of app
Ars Chet
As a person who dislikes being charmed by catchy headlines this looks very promising. Btw do not really understand the way it works on my iPhone. Is it an extension for some mobile browser?
Akshith Ramadugu
Maker
@ars_chet Hello! Here are two approaches for using the iOS app: 1. Browse various articles within the app, covering a wide range of categories. Each article includes a desensationalized summary and a link to its source. 2. When reading an article in your mobile browser, share it with Boring Report to generate a concise, "boring" summary. Thank you for your support!
Rohan Pradhan
As a student of Journalism, I am really elated to see an app like this! There's too much of everything in the news these days, and this de-clutter helps a lot! This puts a lot of things into perspective and gets me right into the meat and potatoes of things! Also, love the minimalistic design! Congratulations on the launch!
Vasishta Kalinadhabhotla
Maker
@rohanpradhan Thank you! Given your background in Journalism, your feedback is appreciated, let us know if there are ways we can improve our product.
Rohan Pradhan
@vaskal08 The app is pretty great right now! The only thing I’d love to see more right now of is regional news, or at least country specific news.
Stephen
This is a great idea. I just placed the app on my home screen to see if it is something I will use daily. It is really helpful to have the plain English quick digest . Nice idea!
Akshith Ramadugu
Maker
@stephen_smith67 Thanks for the support and a spot on your home screen! We're glad you find the boring summaries helpful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to share. Enjoy using Boring Report! 😊
Michal
Cool idea! Does it ever happen that the information is not factually correct after sensationalism is removed?
Hugo DEVEZE 🏴‍☠️
Guys so incredible ! That could help my father which is every time impressed by titles of the press 😂🤯
Anthony Barba
Found you on Reddit. Good luck.
Ankit Singh
Really loved the idea. Congratulations on launch :)
Om Jha
Congratulation on launch guys!
Mark Elliot Cullen
Amazing idea! It would be cool if it had a daily summary format like The Economist Espresso, or the short summary stories on the front of the wall street journal. As it matures, I think there are other ideas to try to reduce bias. The news is a non-random sampling of low probability, negative events, and alarmism.