Gannett Halts AI-Generated High School Sports Articles After Series of Errors and Public Backlash
September 19, 2023
Gannett, a newspaper chain, temporarily halted its AI experiment that used a tool called LedeAI to generate high school sports articles. The decision came after several articles produced by the AI showed glaring errors, repetitive language, and awkward phrasing, drawing criticism and mockery on social media.
- Alleged deployer
- gannett
- Alleged developer
- ledeai
- Alleged harmed parties
- general-public, gannett, student-athletes, newspapers-relying-on-gannett
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