Amid suspicions of false rumors using artificial intelligence (AI), the Irish record newspaper deleted the article saying, “It may not be real.”
The comment was published by of Irish Times Thursday’s headline read, “Irish women’s obsession with fake tans is problematic.”
However, according to broadcaster RTE, it was the second most read online article of the day, and the opinion piece was taken down the next day after it sparked a debate about fake tans on the lunchtime radio. show.
An initial message on Friday reportedly said that the body of the article was “deleted pending review.”
By Saturday, the paper had issued a “corrections and clarifications” memo under the original headline that read:Irish Times has noticed that the article originally posted on this page may not be authentic.
“The text of the article was removed on Friday, May 12, 2023, and a review was initiated.”
The purported author, who hails from a “strict Catholic family” in Ecuador and claims to have moved to Ireland during the 2015 vote to legalize same-sex marriage, cites Ireland’s “extensive use of fake tanning products.” claimed that it went against their vision of Ireland at the time. “At the forefront of progressive social change”.
“For me, fake tan means more than just a harmless cosmetic choice. , says the now-deleted article.
The body of the article has been replaced with a “corrections and clarifications” message
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However, while the original headline and image remain online, the text and author’s byline have now been removed from the page after journalists questioned whether the author’s image was also created by AI. .
Independent I asked the paper for comment.
In a statement reported by Irish Examinerspokesperson said: Irish Times I realized that an article posted online with the headline “Irish women’s obsession with fake tans is problematic” may not be genuine.
“This article has been removed from irishtimes.com and a review has begun.”
