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Star Tribune’s AI lab transforms breaking news coverage with human-AI collaboration

The Minnesota newsroom’s rapid translation of a shooter’s manifesto shows how local outlets can harness artificial intelligence for complex reporting tasks.

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Sep 29, 2025
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The Minnesota Star Tribune’s AI Lab proved its value during coverage of the August 27 Minneapolis church shooting that killed two children and wounded 21 others. The newsroom used artificial intelligence to translate hundreds of pages of faux Cyrillic text from the shooter’s manifesto within hours rather than weeks.

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