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 threadDeborahNov 27, 2023
@taylorlorenz This type of thing is also becoming an issue in the #Science #Medicine arenas
Show threadGabriele PollaraNov 27, 2023
@VerranDeborah @taylorlorenz not surprised, but can you share some examples on science side?
Show threadDeborah
@gpollara @taylorlorenz AI is increasingly being used by paper mills. Have also seen an example of AI used to generate fake bios of speakers for an online meeting https://www.science.org/content/article/fake-scientific-papers-are-alarmingly-common
Fake scientific papers are alarmingly common

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