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Journalists work at terminals in an AP wire room, with stacks of printed dispatches and a licensing agreement document on a desk under warm tungsten light.

AP joins SPUR as publishers build a telemetry standard to track AI content use

July 14, 2026

The Associated Press has joined SPUR, a publisher-run coalition building a five-event standard to track how AI systems use news content.

Read moreAP joins SPUR as publishers build a telemetry standard to track AI content use
A fictional byline photo dissolves into pixels on a glowing screen, surrounded by Alabama small-town newspaper printouts while a hand holds a phone confirming the papers are active

AI fake news network invents the collapse of 47 local Alabama newspapers

July 6, 2026

A mysterious website used artificial intelligence to fabricate a detailed story about the death of dozens of local Alabama newspapers.

Read moreAI fake news network invents the collapse of 47 local Alabama newspapers
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A newspaper unionized because McClatchy put reporters’ names on AI content

June 11, 2026

McClatchy told reporters it would use their bylines on AI-generated stories whether they liked it or not. They unionized.

Read moreA newspaper unionized because McClatchy put reporters’ names on AI content
AI-generated content detection

YouTube Will Auto-Label AI-Generated Videos, and Make Those Labels Harder to Miss

May 27, 2026

YouTube is moving from voluntary disclosure to automatic detection when it comes to AI-generated content.

Read moreYouTube Will Auto-Label AI-Generated Videos, and Make Those Labels Harder to Miss
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A fraudster built a network of fake AI news sites to manipulate search results

May 20, 2026

Drew Chapin, who pleaded guilty to investor fraud in 2021, acknowledged running 17 AI-driven fake local news sites.

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Read moreA fraudster built a network of fake AI news sites to manipulate search results
AI detection glasses

How do AI detectors work?

May 18, 2026

"Perplexity" isn't just an AI search engine—it's an aspect of writing that AI detectors analyze to estimate whether or not it came from a robot.

Read moreHow do AI detectors work?
An AI robot at a desk with a red X over its output

ArXiv will ban researchers for a year if they let AI write their papers

May 18, 2026

ArXiv just made it a bannable offense to let AI do the writing and skip the proofreading.

Read moreArXiv will ban researchers for a year if they let AI write their papers
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Why AI content labels keep failing the people who need them most

May 12, 2026

The Emily Hart case reveals a gap between what platforms promise on AI transparency and what users encounter in their feeds.

Read moreWhy AI content labels keep failing the people who need them most
Editorial illustration of a news article being poured into multiple media format containers

Why liquid content is harder than it looks

May 5, 2026

AI can pour any story into any format. The hard parts come after the pour.

Read moreWhy liquid content is harder than it looks
typewriter with AI chatbot

Journalists are opening up about AI, but one mistake shows how fragile that progress is

April 21, 2026

As prominent journalists go public with their AI workflows, a plagiarism scandal at The New York Times reveals how quickly momentum can reverse

Read moreJournalists are opening up about AI, but one mistake shows how fragile that progress is
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