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Journalists at The Chicago Sun-Times are speaking out following the paper's publishing of AI-generated misinformation.

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Journalists at Chicago Newspaper “Deeply Disturbed” That “Disaster” AI Slop Was Printed Alongside Their Real Work

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The media giant Gannett is using AI to "automatically generate" content about lottery scores and tickets in local newspapers across the US.

Gannett Is Using AI to Pump Brainrot Gambling Content Into Newspapers Across the Country

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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An AI Slop “Science” Site Has Been Beating Real Publications in Google Results by Publishing Fake Images of SpaceX Rockets

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Pinterest is drowning in a torrent of slick-looking AI slop. Users are frustrated — while SEO spammers fueling the problem are celebrating.

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Pinterest Is Being Strangled by AI Slop

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Google appears to have retroactively edited a YouTube-published advertisement for Gemini to remove an AI-generated error.

Google Retroactively Edits Super Bowl Ad to Remove Embarrassing Error Its AI Made

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Quartz's news-generating AI tool, "Quartz Intelligence Newsroom," is already publishing error-ridden articles.

Quartz Just Published an AI-Generated Article That Absolutely Butchers the Situation With Boeing’s Stranded Astronauts

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

G/O Media is using AI to churn out articles at the business news site Quartz — and its AI is already citing other AI-generated slop.

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Quartz Is Publishing AI-Generated Articles Based on Other AI Slop, Along With Warning They May Be Filled With Errors

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Artifacts in Trump's executive orders have led to speculation that those who penned them might have turned to AI for help.

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Trump Admin Accused of Using AI to Draft Executive Orders

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Stalwart journal publisher Springer Nature is asking researchers to buy $49 AI-generated "Media Kits" to summarize and promote their work.

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The Publisher of the Journal “Nature” Is Emailing Authors of Scientific Papers, Offering to Sell Them AI Summaries of Their Own Work

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Gross AI Apps Create Videos of People Kissing Without Their Consent

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Gross AI Apps Create Videos of People Kissing Without Their Consent

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Top Image of William Shakespeare on Google is Lazy AI Slop

The Top Image of William Shakespeare on Google is Lazy AI Slop

By Victor Tangermann

New FTC guidelines went into effect this week, officially rendering it illegal to publish fake, misleading, and AI-generated product reviews.

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The AI-Generated Product Reviews Choking the Internet Are Now Illegal

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Human models were paid for their likenesses to train AI. Now, to those humans' horror, their faces are being used to peddle propaganda.

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Human Models Horrified to Discover Their Faces Are Being Used for AI Propaganda

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An article generated by the AI-powered local news network Hoodline mistakenly accused the San Mateo District Attorney of murder.

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AI-Powered News Site Accidentally Accuses District Attorney of Murder

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI slop threatens to degrade the useability of the digital stalwart Wikipedia — and Wikipedia's editors are fighting back.

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Wikipedia Declares War on AI Slop

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Pro-Trump influencers including close Trump ally Laura Loomer were fooled by an AI-generated image of an alleged victim of Hurricane Helene.

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Gullible Trump Cronies Losing Their Minds Over Fake AI Slop on Twitter

By Maggie Harrison Dupré