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@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-06-02 10:35:39

Sources: in May 2024, Business Insider sent some staff a recommended reading list that included seemingly AI-generated books that did not appear to exist (Max Tani/Semafor)
semafor.com/article/06/01/2025

Business Insider recommended nonexistent books to staff as it leans into AI
Some titles on the list included books with extremely garbled titles and fake authors.

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-06-01 21:25:49

Chicago Sun-Times Sunday insert contains 10 AI-generated fake books in summer reading list
The authors are real, but most of the books don’t exist.
Artificial intelligence, employed by a Chicago freelance writer, simply made them up
chicagotribune.com/2025/…

@tgpo@social.linux.pizza
2025-05-20 15:58:34

#Proofreading is dead.
I feel like I've said this earlier. 🤔
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/chi

Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books
Reading list in advertorial supplement contains 66% made up books with real author names.