Taylor LorenzNov 27, 2023

Sports Illustrated has been making up fake AI authors, claiming they are real, then deleting them when asked and offering no formal comment, editorial note, or other response.

They’ve also been publishing AI generated content by people who don’t exist with zero disclosure https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers

Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers

Sports Illustrated was publishing articles under seemingly fake bylines. We asked their owner about it — and they deleted everything.

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Show threadNegative12DollarBillNov 27, 2023
@taylorlorenz
Maybe AI could work for game reports, in which you're really just regurgitating numbers: "at [17] minutes, [Smith] hit a goal making the score [1] to [zero] for the [visiting team]". But not for actual writing.
Show threadPhil WolffNov 27, 2023
@negative12dollarbill @taylorlorenz I think Reuters or AP tried that on routine high school, college, and farm team stories, putting score sheets into text. Not sure if it worked or lasted.
Show threadPeter Butler

@evanwolf @negative12dollarbill @taylorlorenz Not sure about Reuters, but I know AP has been using AI for a while for corporate earnings and sports game previews (i.e. when is the game, which TV channels are showing it, etc.)

https://www.ap.org/discover/artificial-intelligence

Artificial Intelligence | AP

Associated Press
Nov 27, 2023 at 9:56pmWeb