> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://spyglass.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # An AI Solution in Search of a Problem, Creates a Problem - URL: https://spyglass.org/ai-news-summaries/ - Published: 2025-03-29T20:31:56.000Z - Updated: 2025-03-29T20:33:01.000Z - Description: Bloomberg's AI summaries are in-your-face and sometimes wrong... - Author: M.G. Siegler - Tags: ai, bloomberg, news, tech [Bloomberg Has a Rocky Start With A.I. SummariesThe outlet has issued dozens of corrections to A.I.-generated news summaries since it started using the technology to write them this year.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/ios-ipad-144x144-28865b72953380a40aa43318108876cb-11.png)The New York TimesKatie Robertson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/BLOOMBERG-wpmg-facebookJumbo.jpg)](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/business/media/bloomberg-ai-summaries.html?ref=spyglass.org) I obviously get what *Bloomberg* is trying to do with these – it's similar to the "key bullet points" that *CNN* and others have long put at the top of their stories as a sort of 'TL;DR' for those who either don't want to read the full article or are trying to decide if they should. But the implementation is pretty bad. They're way, way, *way* too large at the top of the page. And perhaps related, the AI blurbs themselves are too long. It's almost as if [their Editor in Chief wrote an essay](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-10/8-ways-ai-will-transform-journalism?ref=spyglass.org) and then made his publication come up with how to implement it. Anyway, beyond how these summaries *look*, there are other issues: > The news outlet has had to correct at least three dozen A.I.-generated summaries of articles published this year. One happened on Wednesday, when Bloomberg [broke news](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/trump-prepares-auto-tariff-announcement-as-soon-as-wednesday?ref=spyglass.org) about President Trump’s auto tariffs. > > The article correctly reported that Mr. Trump would announce the tariffs as soon as that day. But the bullet-point summary of the article written by A.I. inaccurately said when a broader tariff action would take place. TL;DRs don't work very well if the AI didn't even R. While the article about the situation notes that the *LA Times* also had issues with their AI summaries, which caused them to pull them back they oddly don't mention maybe the most (in)famous example of this: *Apple News*. The tech giant shoved this feature in everyones' faces in a clear effort [to ship at least some AI features](https://spyglass.org/apple-is-the-navy/) and it completely backfired by [serving up](https://spyglass.org/dispatch-031-youtube-tv-makes-a-costly-mistake/#:~:text=The%20BBC%20is%20not%20happy%20with%20the%20way%20Apple%20Intelligence%20summarized%20a%20headline%20given%20that%20it%20made%20it%20incorrect%20and%20yet%20still%20looked%20like%20it%20was%20coming%20from%20the%20BBC%20%28and%20not%20Apple%29.%20Expect%20to%20hear/see%20a%20lot%20more%20of%20this...%20%5BBBC%5D) a ton of nonsense. As such, it was [tweaked](https://spyglass.org/dispatch-037-captain-america/#:~:text=Apple%20will%20tweak%20%28at%20least%20visually%29%20the%20way%20they%20showcase%20their%20AI%20notification%20summaries%20after%20many%20jokes%20and%20backlash.%20%5BBBC%5D) and ultimately [rolled back](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5ggew08eyo?ref=spyglass.org) – and remains rolled back. I much prefer the way that *The Washington Post* implements AI: > Bloomberg is not alone in trying A.I. — many news outlets are figuring out how best to embrace the new technology and use it in their reporting and editing. The newspaper chain Gannett [uses](https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/16/24158531/gannett-ai-generated-overviews-usa-today-memo?ref=spyglass.org) similar A.I.-generated summaries on its articles, and The Washington Post has a [tool](https://www.washingtonpost.com/ask-the-post-ai/?ref=spyglass.org) called “Ask the Post” that generates answers to questions from published Post articles. This is similar to what [Matter](https://getmatter.com/?ref=spyglass.org), a startup where I've long been an investor, does with [their "Co-Reader" AI feature](https://x.com/matter/status/1899496715373486488?ref=spyglass.org). It's not there in your face, it's there in the background if you want to ask a question or go deeper on a topic. It's really useful! It's like the baked-in definition capabilities that Apple's operating systems have long had, but on steroids. > Bloomberg News said in a statement that it publishes thousands of articles each day, and “currently 99 percent of A.I. summaries meet our editorial standards.” > > “We’re transparent when stories are updated or corrected, and when A.I. has been used,” a spokeswoman said. “Journalists have full control over whether a summary appears — both before and after publication — and can remove any that don’t meet our standards.” > > The A.I. summaries are “meant to complement our journalism, not replace it,” the statement added. I think my friend John Gruber [would take issue](https://daringfireball.net/2018/10/bloomberg%5Fthe%5Fbig%5Fhack?ref=spyglass.org) with the notion that [*Bloomberg* is transparent](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/02/12/bloomberg-big-con?ref=spyglass.org) when it comes to updating or correcting their stories. I just don't understand why you roll this effort out so broadly and so in-your-face if it fails even 1% of the time. It undercuts the actual work done by actual reporters. [The ultracrepidarians strike again!](https://spyglass.org/the-age-of-ultracrepidarians/) It feels a lot like an initiative to appear to be at the forefront of AI in this world, but really it's more like a solution in search of a problem – while creating its own *different* problem instead. But really, this is just a post to ask *Bloomberg* to make these AI summaries optional. And, if nothing else, *smaller*. [The Age of UltracrepidariansRight or wrong, just say it loud, with conviction — just like AI![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings---Multi-701.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/mgs22_a_robot_at_a_podium_speaking_to_a_large_crowd_gathered__88492b09-505a-4811-a4d4-10ae1a2dd1d1_1-1-2.png)](https://spyglass.org/the-age-of-ultracrepidarians/) [Who Watches the Push Men?Push notifications bring news to the masses in real time![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings---Multi-702.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/DALL-E-May-28-Smartphone-Notifications-1.webp)](https://spyglass.org/pushy-news/) [It’s the End of the Web as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)AI is disrupting web search and publishing, perhaps for the better…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings---Multi-703.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/mgs22_a_stack_of_newspapers_on_fire_--ar_21_--profile_zegoyms_c4decf79-2261-4087-9211-ca7e93b379eb_2-4.png)](https://spyglass.org/the-end-of-the-web/)