Quartz, the digital news brand, is no longer just telling people the information they need to know.
Instead, the New York-based publisher is creating tools – fueled by artificial intelligence – that enable readers to interact with its stories.
“Our challenge is to write stories that you can talk to on a number of different platforms,” Emily Withrow, director, Quartz Bot Studio, explained to delegates at SXSW 2019. “You can talk back to the stories; you can type things; you can choose options; and the story really works and adapts to you.
“In the...