People waiting for Vijay’s roadshow faint in Madurai

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Published 30 September 2026, 19:44 ISTUpdated 10 October 2026, 11:17 IST

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Before a story is published, an AI editor (a language model) proposes a neutral name, a dek naming the parties involved and a 2–4 sentence summary in which every sentence cites the reports it rests on. Rules then reject names with quotation marks, calls to action or one speaker's claim, and remove articles about another event or another state. A story that fails stays unpublished (not indexed, not on the front page).

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