Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Instructs Staff to Welcome AI Sloplords

Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker praised Fortune’s AI-assisted publishing model after reading about editor Nick Lichtenberg’s high-volume output.

She emailed Fortune leadership to commend the approach and told WSJ staff to read the piece.

Tucker also said critics of Fortune’s AI use should leave journalism, underscoring a more permissive attitude toward newsroom automation.

The episode highlights how major outlets are increasingly normalizing AI in reporting and editing, despite lingering concerns about accuracy and standards.