Hoodline Accused of Misleadingly Attributing AI-Generated Articles to Human Authors
May 31, 2024
In 2023, the news site Hoodline is reported to have begun publishing AI-generated articles with fake bylines, headshots, and biographies, allegedly misleading readers into believing they were authored by real journalists. This practice diminishes public trust and exemplifies the potential dangers of AI in journalism. Despite a disclaimer, the use of AI was not transparent.
- Alleged deployer
- hoodline
- Alleged developer
- hoodline
- Alleged harmed parties
- hoodline-readers, journalism, general-public
Source
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