How Stuff Works replaced writers with GPT-generated content and laid off editors

https://lemmy.ml/post/2453149

How Stuff Works replaced writers with GPT-generated content and laid off editors - Lemmy

Bizarre. Not even keep a few editors for… the editing??

I wonder how this will affect the Stuff You Should Know podcsst.

They haven’t been associated for awhile, the company owning HowStuffWorks spun off the podcasting division in 2017 before selling it to iHeartMedia in 2018 https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/iheartmedia-stuff-media-howstuffworks-podcast-acquisition-1202939938/
iHeartMedia Acquires HowStuffWorks Podcast Parent for $55 Million

Doubling down on the podcasting business, iHeartMedia reached a deal to acquire podcast pioneer Stuff Media, which includes the HowStuffWorks podcasting business and a slate of 25 podcast shows, fo…

Variety

Oh, great to know!! They are my favorite duo, and I often here them talk about How Stuff Works articles.

Thank you for the link.

I quit SYSK when iheart bought HSW, creating a vertical monopoly… And turning HSW into a purely capital enterprise. Josh and Chuck rule. Wish they would do more of their own work off of the iheart platform.

Hm, I guess I haven’t paid attention to the ownership, I just skip past the ads to the content.

They will always be worth listening to.