Wired and Business Insider have removed news features written by a freelance journalist after concerns they are likely AI-generated works of fiction, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette.
Tobitt reports, “Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author after concerns were raised by Press Gazette. The publisher has concluded that it ‘appears to have been written by AI.’
“Several other UK and US online publications have published questionable articles by the same person, going by the name of Margaux Blanchard, since April.
“Most of the published stories contained case studies of named people whose details Press Gazette was unable to verify online, casting doubt on whether any of the quotes or facts contained in the articles are real.
“Press Gazette was alerted to this author by Dispatch editor and former Unherd deputy editor Jacob Furedi.”
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Source: Wired, Business Insider remove AI-generated freelance work – Talking Biz News
