Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers
There was nothing in Drew Ortiz’s author biography at Sports Illustrated to suggest that he was anything other than human. “Drew has spent much of his life outdoors, and is…
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Microsoft Shamelessly Pumping Internet Full of Garbage AI-Generated "News" Articles
We’ve known that Microsoft’s MSN news portal has been pumping out a garbled, AI-generated firehose for well over a year now. The company has been using the website to distribute…
News Site Partners with AI Service That Measures Reliability, Which Flags Its Articles as Unreliable
The Messenger, a news site that launched this year with a self-avowed mission to “champion balanced journalism in an era of bias, subjectivity, and misinformation” through “thorough, objective, non-partisan, and…
Deadspin's AI Is Suddenly Publishing Dozens of New Articles
G/O Media-owned sports news site Deadspin’s AI is back up and running. The AI, dubbed “Deadspin Bot,” was first introduced back in June, and was one of several similar bots launched by…
MSN Deletes Plagiarized, Incoherent AI Articles, Then Continues Cranking Out More
Earlier today, we published a story about Microsoft’s MSN news portal syndicating a garbled, seemingly AI-generated article about the recent, tragic death of former NBA player Brandon Hunter. The article, which was…
The A.V. Club's AI-Generated Articles Are Copying Directly From IMDb
When the iconic entertainment site The A.V. Club started publishing AI-generated articles earlier this summer at the directive of its owner, G/O Media, the backlash was intense. “The A.V. Club…
Gizmodo Is Stripping Journalists’ Bylines Off AI-Translated Articles
G/O Media’s vision of the future continues to come into focus. Unfortunately, as it stands, that vision seems increasingly human-free. To recap: last week, Gizmodo owner G/O Media fired the…
Gannett Sports Writer on Botched AI-Generated Sports Articles: "Embarrassing"
For young athletes, there are few moments as exciting as when they first see their name in the newspaper — preferably for a goal scored, or a save made, and…
USA Today Owner Pauses AI Articles After Butchering Sports Coverage
Fumble That was fast. The Columbus Dispatch, a newspaper serving the Columbus, Ohio area, has suspended its AI efforts after its AI-powered sports writing bot was caught churning out horrible,…
Gizmodo Owner Vows to Keep Publishing AI-Generated Articles After Error-Filled Debut
Fool Me Once After a disastrous toe-dipping into AI-generated content, the owner of Gizmodo is doubling down and pledging to publish even more lazily bot-written articles. As Vox reports, G/O Media — which…