Wired posted an explanation of how she was fooled to publish the fake stories that artificial intelligence produced.
The story said, “After a standard exchange about framing and payment rates, the editor assigned the story. The editing process also raised no alarms. The writer accepted the proposal and responded quickly and interestingly to the notes. The story was published on May 7th.
“In the next few days it became clear that the writers could not provide enough information to enter into our payment system. Instead, they insisted on paypal or checking payments. The manufacturing of AI. After due diligence from the head of the research desk, they retracted the story and replaced it with editor's notes.
“We made an error here. This story didn't get a top edit from a more senior editor, either going through a proper fact-checking process. First-time Wired contributors generally need to get both. Editors need to have complete confidence that the writer is who they say.
“Fabricists and plagiarists are as old as the media itself. But AI presents new challenges. Anyone created the perfect pitch with simple prompts and quickly acted on the role of journalists.
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