Cody Enterprise Reporter Resigns After Admitting to AI-Generated Fake Quotes
June 26, 2024
A reporter at the Cody Enterprise used AI to generate fake quotes and stories, including fabricating statements from Wyoming’s governor and other officials. The misuse of AI was uncovered when another journalist noticed robotic phrases and false information in the articles. The reporter resigned, and the newspaper is now implementing policies to prevent future incidents.
- Alleged deployer
- aaron-pelczar
- Alleged developer
- unnamed-ai-chatbot
- Alleged harmed parties
- mark-gordon, wyoming-officials, cody-enterprise, cody-enterprise-readers, journalism
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