AI fake news network invents the collapse of 47 local Alabama newspapers
A mysterious website used artificial intelligence to fabricate a detailed story about the death of dozens of local Alabama newspapers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An unreleased Anthropic model that found thousands of vulnerabilities in major operating systems has triggered emergency briefings from London to Washington.
