CNET Cops to Error Prone AI Writer, Doubles Down on Using It - abtlive

After getting caught using an algorithm to write dozens of articles, the tech publication CNET has apologized (sorta) but wants everybody to know that it definitely has no intention of calling it quits on AI journalism. Yes, roughly two weeks ago Futurism reported that CNET had been using an in-house artificial intelligence program to pen droves of financial explainers. The articles--some 78 in total--were published over the course of two months under the bylines "CNET Money Staff" or "CNET Money," and weren't directly attributed to a non-human writer. Last week, after an online uproar over Futurism's findings, CNET and its parent company, media firm Red Ventures, announced that it would be temporarily pressing "pause" on the AI editorials. It would appear that this "pause" isn't going to last long, however.