A robot named Heliograf got hundreds of stories published last year

The rise of artificial intelligence in journalism brings up many questions about the future of reporting. Robots are taking our jobs, no doubt about it. Just in the past year we've seen barista robots, fast-food robots, pizza delivery robots, and even a robot conducting a symphony orchestra. But robots can't replace journalists, right? The dogged reporters, members of the vaunted Fourth Estate, the men and women who bring us the news stories we read every day?