Italian publisher releases world's first AI-created newspaper
What's the story
IL Foglio, a conservative liberal daily in Italy, has claimed to be the first newspaper in the world to release an edition entirely generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The pioneering effort is part of a month-long experiment to show how AI would affect journalism and daily life. IL Foglio's editor Claudio Cerasa announced the four-page AI-generated edition is now available in print and online.
AI's role
AI takes the reins in journalism
Cerasa stressed that everything in the newspaper, from writing to headlines, quotes, summaries, and even humor was completely generated by AI. He called it "the first daily newspaper in the world on newsstands created entirely using artificial intelligence." The only work of journalists in this groundbreaking project was to ask questions to an AI tool and check its answers.
Content overview
IL Foglio AI's inaugural edition covers global events
The first edition of IL Foglio AI carries a front page story on US President Donald Trump, and the "paradox of Italian Trumpians." It also has a piece called "Putin, the 10 betrayals," detailing Vladimir Putin's broken promises over the last two decades. The second page explores young Europeans's penchant for casual relationships. Despite being completely AI-generated, the articles were clearly structured with no grammatical errors.
Reader interaction
AI-generated reader letters and editorial response
The last page of IL Foglio AI includes AI-generated letters from readers to the editor. One of the letters asked if AI would render humans "useless" in the future. The editorial response humorously pointed out that while "AI is a great innovation," it still fails at simple tasks like ordering coffee correctly. Cerasa said IL Foglio AI is "a real newspaper" and a testing ground for practical applications of this tech in journalism.