Can watching the news be as smooth and accurate as listening to Spotify?
In the era of information, all kinds of news, social networking, and communication software contain a large amount of news, and absorbing these messages has become a burden. A one-stop shop for unified information is not a new idea, but with generative AI, it may be possible to improve the speed of collection and the accuracy of recommendations.
The startup Capsule combines AI and human editing, digesting all the information such as news ** or social ** and putting it into a user interface platform such as short video and Spotify.
Capsule selects the best news from over 400 news** and adds unique insights for users to read. （source：app store）
AI combined with a human editorial team to curate news and provide unique insightsWith so much content in our daily lives, and quality content that might be hidden in a long-form news, YouTube**, or group conversation, it's a challenge to identify what's worth knowing when you're overwhelmed by a sea of messages.
To put it simply, Capsule is the "super editor" who wants to be everyone's in this scenario.
The Capsule news feed is created by a team of human editors in conjunction with AI. First of all, AI is responsible for compiling more than 400 news** news items every day into basic information, opinions, and summariesCapsule's editorial team then selects 20-30 highlights from the platform and adds their own insights to the news feedFinally, the AI will select the further reading based on the edited information.
Interestingly, the editorial team is not a full-time Capsule employee, but a group of 10 freelancers from around the world, whom Capsule describes as "passionate readers with unique insights."
In terms of the operation interface, Capsule is similar to short video and audio social networking such as TikTok**, in addition to the essence of news that meets the needs of mobile phone usage scenarios, users can also quickly browse headlines and news summaries.
Capsule provides news in a straightforward format, click on the headline to read a summary, click on a link to read the full article, or select Further Reading.
Dig deeper and cross-reference, to create "Spotify for journalism".Capsule was founded by co-founders Jér Me Boé and Arthur de Villemandy, who developed SNAX, a platform that combines short audio and video with interactive games, before shutting down the platform due to higher operating costs than revenue. Arthur de Villemandy is a former business editor at Magma, focusing on business trends and insights.
Capsule co-founders Jér Me Boé (left) and Arthur de Villemandy.
Jér Me Boé said that Capsule hopes to make high-quality news more accessible to the general public through editing, and to organize news in the same way that Spotify creates "lists" and adds recommendations. "Capsule doesn't want to be another Google-like news aggregator. We don't just dig in**, we dig deeper, cross-reference, and inject additional data to provide users with a more complete message. Jér Me Boé said.
Capsule is currently free for users** and may launch a Premium version of the app in the future.
Despite the assistance of AI, there are still some doubts about the Capsule production mechanism model. First of all, AI does expand the ability to gather news** and topics, but it will always require human editing, which can slow down growthAgain, is there any bias in the information of the Capsule editorial team?This is a problem that every ** cannot escape.
According to Jér Me Boé, Capsule's four-person team, which is now just starting its business, is now emphasizing the experience of browsing the news, hoping to engage readers with new experiences and gradually refine other workflows.
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