Gizmodo and Kotaku Staff Furious After Owner Announces Move to AI Content - eviltoast
Gizmodo Staff Furious After Site Announces Move to AI Content
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G/O Media, an online media company that owns Gizmodo and Kotaku has announced that it will begin a "modest test" of AI content on its sites.
G/O Media is starting "modest testing" of AI content on its sites.
The company joins a growing number of media companies experimenting with the technology.
The trials resulted in a flood of buggy and plagiarized content due to inappropriate AI models.
The move to AI content preceded mass layoffs at CNET and BuzzFeed.
G/O Media journalists express outrage and frustration at the use of AI.
Unions and G/O Media employees are shocked by the news and believe that AI cannot replace the work of journalists.
G/O Media has a bad reputation in the industry, which may be due to the use of AI.