BBC begins public trials of two generative AI news-workflow tools

Posted Monday, June 30, 2025 11:33 am

Staff | NewscastStudio

BBC announced June 27 it will begin public trials of two generative AI tools designed to support its news-production workflow.

The pilots, announced by Rhodri Talfan Davies, BBC’s executive sponsor for generative AI, will focus on “at a glance” summaries and a style-assist formatting tool.

Over the last 18 months, the corporation has run internal tests to assess how generative AI can aid production processes. The new public phase will evaluate whether AI-generated bullet-point summaries help readers grasp the main points of longer articles, and whether an AI-powered style assistant can speed up reformatting of partner content into BBC house style.

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