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Artifact , the well - receivedAI - power news appfrom Instagram ’s co - founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger , may not be shut down as planned . The society announced in January theaward - winningapp would be winding down process as the grocery chance was n’t “ big enough to warrant continued investment . ” However , despite an destruction - of - life date of February 2024 , the app has continued to operate in the many weeks since .
As it turns out , that ’s not by fault .
Systrom enjoin us that he and Krieger are continuing to keep Artifact alive for the time being and have not yet given up on a plan to uphold the app in the future — news program that will likely give fans of the news show discovery app a scrap of Leslie Townes Hope .
“ It take a lot less to melt it than we had imagined , ” Systrom substantiate to TechCrunch , adding that it ’s just himself and Krieger running Artifact the right way now . “ It will still likely go aside , but we ’re exploring all possible route for it going frontward . ” ( Perhaps an outlet deal is at paw ? )
Artifact made a spattering at launch , not only because it was the first major movement at a unexampled social app from Instagram ’s co - founders , but also because of its clever use of AI . The personalized tidings learn app leveraged AI to help user discover the news they were most concerned in from a smorgasbord of pre - vetted source , and propose up featuresto summarize newsin various style ( like “ Gen Z ” or “ Explain Like I ’m Five ” ) . It could alsorewrite clickbait headlinesfor better clarity , among other thing .
artifact ’s “ gen z summary ” feature is so deeply out of pocket . i ’ll overleap it when the app go down.pic.twitter.com/5PaMavJbNS
— sam henri gold ( @samhenrigold)March 16 , 2024
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Artifact , meanwhile , had been self - funded by the founders to the tune of “ single - fingerbreadth millions , ” and it seems they have the funds to continue to lam the app — at least in the nigh term .
regrettably for Artifact ’s early adopter , the app has been stripped of itssocial features , likecommenting and poster , but it continues to offer news meter reading and AI summarization features in the version that remains live today .
Instagram cobalt - founders ’ newsworthiness aggregation startup Artifact to shut down
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