G/O Media operates popular technology site gizmodo The company, along with dozens of other news outlets, began publishing AI-generated stories last week despite strong objections from many of its staff, according to the report. Washington Post. The articles are all from various bots — gizmodo For example, bots — nothing else indicates that the article was created using an AI chatbot. Unsurprisingly, the story required a lot of effort.
internal reaction to gizmodoFirst chatbot creation story — chronological list of Star Wars The non-chronological film was less enthusiastic, with journalists reportedly writing on Slack that it “aggressively harms our reputation and credibility.”
Brown told staff: e-mail In late June, G/O Media’s collection of tech media said it was important to use AI in reporting, saying there could be mistakes, but that they would be corrected soon. .For killing time at work from Thursday Washington Post “We want to gather feedback carefully and act on it,” Brown told the team on Slack. Stated.
Staff journalists again voiced their dismay, with some calling AI a “solution that looks for problems” and accusing Mr. Brown of “wasting everyone’s time.” Others said their job description didn’t include anything like “editing or reviewing AI-generated content.”
gizmodo Associate Editor James Whitbrook said: director In an interview, he said he had never dealt with “such a basic level of incompetence in any colleague I’ve ever worked with,” and said the chatbot had no ability to hold a conversation. He added that it doesn’t even seem possible. Star Wars If the movies weren’t made in the right order, it meant that nothing could be accurately reported unreliable. Whitbrook said he never commissioned the article and had never seen it before publication.
of director The article reportedly was written using both Google’s Bard and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
G/O Media is just one of many media companies that have experimented with AI-generated content in recent months. CNET After being heavily criticized by the media for its use of AI technology, it recently began rethinking its approach to AI. insider started its own experiment with ChatGPT in April.
Organization representing GMG Union “Gizmodo”and a member of the Writers Guild of America East Do not click on articles written by AIsaid the article was “unethical and unacceptable.”
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