G/O Media is once again attempting to use AI to churn out content — while simultaneously warning that anything the AI produces might be littered with mistakes. As first reported by The Aftermath, the G/O Media-owned business news site Quartz is grinding out AI-generated articles under the byline “Quartz Intelligence Newsroom.” Its articles, penned in bland and formulaic text, field the business news gamut; the site’s AI previously only generated standardized corporate earnings updates, but recently began to include full-fledged news hits. At the foot of each article is a telling disclaimer disclosing the use of AI and warning of its likely pitfalls. “This is the first phase of an experimental new version of reporting,” reads the disclaimer. “While we strive for accuracy and timeliness, due to the experimental nature of this technology we cannot guarantee that we’ll always be successful in that regard.” That disclaimer in mind, the AI indeed appears to have one significant blind spot in its news articles: the quality and accuracy of its citations, which are frequently mangled — and, in some cases, appear to be regurgitated from even more AI slop. At the top of each article, “Quartz Intelligence Newsroom” lists the sources from which it compiles its news summaries (OpenAI’s web-searching ChatGPT and Google’s AI search “Overview” attempt to do the same.) In theory that’s a good idea: sourcing is important reasons like transparency and giving credit for others’ work. But on several occasions, as the Aftermath points out, the AI has failed to accurately untangle messy webs…Quartz Is Publishing AI-Generated Articles Based on Other AI Slop, Along With Warning They May Be Filled With Errors