Irish newspaper apologizes for misleading AI-generated article

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The Irish Times says the incident illustrates the importance of “challenges raised by generative AI” for newsrooms.

An Irish daily newspaper apologized to its readers after it unknowingly published an article by a guest writer who had used artificial intelligence to pen the piece and their identity.from the Irish Times on May 14, the publication said it was a victim of “a deliberate and coordinated deception.

According to Mac Cormaic, the so-called author engaged with the editorial desk and offered research and personal anecdotes. However, it was shortly uncovered that the piece and the byline image were “at least in part” created via generative AI. The profile for the writer on Twitter reposted a link to the now-removed piece via the internet archive. In anotherLink to the now-removed fake tan article

 

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According to Mac Cormaic, the so-called author engaged with the editorial desk and offered research and personal anecdotes. However, it was uncovered that the piece and the byline image were “at least in part” created via generative AI.

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