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Gizmodo and Kotaku Staff Furious After Owner Announces Move to AI Content (futurism.com)
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G/O Media is starting "modest testing" of AI content on its sites.
The company joins a growing number of media companies experimenting with the technology.
The trials resulted in a flood of buggy and plagiarized content due to inappropriate AI models.
The move to AI content preceded mass layoffs at CNET and BuzzFeed.
G/O Media journalists express outrage and frustration at the use of AI.
Unions and G/O Media employees are shocked by the news and believe that AI cannot replace the work of journalists.
G/O Media has a bad reputation in the industry, which may be due to the use of AI.

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago

Yay! Two sites I now know to avoid!

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    [–] -2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not the one out a job because bots can throw together garbage click farms

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    • [+] -7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Lmao maybe they should learn to mine coal instead

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