Success Story: AI Content Curation and Automated Writing with Human Approval

A digital media company sought to automate their content curation and writing processes to increase daily article output without sacrificing quality. By implementing an AI-driven system for content scanning, research, and creation, coupled with human approval, they successfully produced over 900 articles in just three months. This approach significantly boosted efficiency, allowing rapid response to breaking news and expanding their content coverage, ultimately driving higher engagement and traffic.

Client Background

  • Name: Undisclosed
  • Primary Service: A digital media company covering news and content distribution in a specific niche.

Initial Challenges

Challenges:

  • The manual process of curating and writing content was time-consuming, limiting the number of articles they could publish daily with their current team. They were seeking to drastically increase the output without compromising quality.

Impact on Business:

  • Limited content production capacity hindered their ability to cover a wide range of topics and respond promptly to emerging news, impacting overall traffic and engagement.

Objectives

Goals:

  • Automate the content curation and writing process to streamline operations and increase the volume of published articles.
  • Ensure consistent quality and tone in all published articles.
  • Increase SEO and discovery feed traffic to attract more readers and ultimately drive revenue growth without increasing personnel cost.

Solution

Approach:

  • Content Curation: Implemented a system to scan various websites for relevant news. Later the system checked if the topic was already covered; if not, a human evaluator was notified via Telegram (alternatively, Slack, Airtable or google sheets could also have been used) to decide on coverage.
  • Content Expansion: Upon approval, further research was conducted to gather comprehensive information beyond the original source, ensuring a well-rounded article.
  • Content Creation: The AI generated articles in the company’s tone of voice and style, including selecting appropriate images automatically. Content was then pushed to the CMS (WordPress in this case), where it could be left as a draft for final human review as this customer chose (or it could have been published directly).
  • Quality Assurance: Thorough testing and iteration of AI prompts and systems were conducted to ensure alignment with the client’s quality standards and tone.

Implementation

Timeline:

  • Total Duration: 3 months for full implementation, including system setup, AI prompting and testing, and integration with the CMS.

Project Phases:

  1. Setup: Configured AI systems for content curation, research and writing, including steps to manually accept or deny topic proposals (Telegram in this case, but we could have used Slack or any other).
  2. Integration: RSS→database→AI to discern if the topic was already covered or not→first human approval on topic→AI research more outside of the original source → AI writes content→Publishing on the CMS as draft (wordpress in this case but could have been any other)
  3. Deployment: Implemented the automated process for both evergreen content and time-sensitive news. (each had a different sourcing and writing configuration)

Client Collaboration:

Weekly loom updates and when necessary videoconference feedback sessions ensured the system met the client’s needs and standards, with a focus on prompt optimization and content quality.

Results

  • Content Production: Over 500 pieces of evergreen content were created, covering less time-sensitive categories.
  • News Coverage: In the first 3 months of usage more than 400 news stories published on the same day they surfaced, significantly enhancing the site’s relevance and engagement.
  • Overall traffic increased 2 fold from the traffic they previously had

Additional Insights

  • Efficiency Gains: The automation significantly reduced the time spent on content curation and writing, allowing the team to focus on strategic decision-making and quality assurance.
  • Scalability: The system’s ability to quickly adapt to new content categories and sources made it scalable and responsive to emerging trends.

Client Feedback

“The AI content curation and writing solution has been transformative for our operations. We’ve been able to dramatically increase our content output without compromising on quality, thanks to the seamless integration of automated tools and human oversight.”

Key Takeaways

Summary of Success:

  • Successfully automated content curation and writing processes, improving efficiency and output.
  • Maintained consistent quality and tone across all articles, enhancing brand coherence.
  • Enabled rapid response to time-sensitive news, increasing engagement and readership.
  • Provided a strategic approach for expanding content coverage, leveraging both automated and manual methods to ensure comprehensive and accurate reporting.

This is what we can do for you

1. Let’s talk about your business
2. Custom made development
3. Make the AI work for you
4. You’ll never walk alone