Journalists are opening up about AI, but one mistake shows how fragile that progress is
As prominent journalists go public with their AI workflows, a plagiarism scandal at The New York Times reveals how quickly momentum can reverse
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New York Times cuts ties with freelancer over AI-assisted book review
Author-journalist Alex Preston admitted to using an AI tool that drew on a Guardian review without attribution.
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The New York Times ups its AI game with Cross Bot
Cross Bot analyzes Crossplay matches to help players sharpen their strategy.
Five ways AI will reshape the media in 2026
As AI adoption accelerates, publishers face a volatile mix of legal battles, product bets, and renewed pressure to prove what only humans can do.
The New York Times sues Perplexity, adding to AI copyright battle
The lawsuit claims the AI search engine grabbed entire articles and falsely attributed hallucinated information to the newspaper.