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• @jon_christian Jon Christian on x

  I'll admit I was quite taken aback to see that CNET is now publishing entire articles generated by AI — a grim inflection point in an already-bleak job market for journalists https://futurism.com/...

• @weareyourfek Foster Kamer on x

  Uh, so, cNet - that once-respected stalwart of tech journalism - has resorted to using AI to write its stories. Futurism reports! https://futurism.com/...

• @paleofuture Matt Novak on x

  “CNET, a massively popular tech news outlet, has been quietly employing the help of “automation technology” — a stylistic euphemism for AI...” https://futurism.com/...

• @automaticzen M.H. Williams on x

  There it is. The content farms are ready and waiting. https://futurism.com/...

• @mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on x

  This would seem to suggest they weren't having machines write blog posts back in 2006? https://twitter.com/...

• @mikurubaeahina Victoria Scott on x

  my depressing, bleak worldview is vindicated once more https://twitter.com/...

• @birdyword Mike Bird on x

  It's funny to see this getting attention. Less advanced software for this purpose has been in widespread use for almost a decade. AP for example has done all of a lot of its corporate earnings news this way since mid-2014. https://twitter.com/...

• @pranavdixit @pranavdixit on x

  CNET is quiet publishing entire articles generated by AI https://futurism.com/...

• @benparr Ben Parr on x

  If ChatGPT had existed in 2012, CNET would never have hired me. If you're a journalist today and don't feel uneasy by this story, then you are already set for life or in denial. https://futurism.com/...

• @vahn16 Nathan Grayson on x

  this is just the beginning, and aggregation + explanation performed by AI will doubtless result in lower-quality work and fewer jobs. a loss for everyone https://futurism.com/...

• @lanceulanoff Lance Ulanoff on x

  As soon as I had ChatGPT write a post explaining itself, this seemed inevitable https://futurism.com/...

• @joshez_ Josh Melnick on x

  Really glad I'm not relying on freelance writing money as we enter the era of algorithmic plagiarism https://twitter.com/...

• @kylejhyatt Kyle Hyatt on x

  As a former CNET staffer, this is so incredibly disappointing and disheartening, but it's not surprising. What other choice do you have when you lay off all your talented and loyal writers (not including myself here). https://twitter.com/...

• @drtechlash Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD on x

  @Techmeme The fact that media outlets are automating stories in both corporate earnings and sports recaps is old news — almost a decade of AI use to generate mundane materials. What's new here is the leap to more sophisticated content. https://www.yahoo.com/...

• @tonyhowashere Tony Ho Tran on x

  Great piece and catch from my alma mater @futurism: CNET is quietly publishing bot-written articles https://futurism.com/...

• @gartenberg Michael Gartenberg on x

  Cue journalist layoffs at cnet in the near future. https://futurism.com/...

• @mikeelgan Mike Elgan on x

  CNET published around 73 articles that were written by AI https://futurism.com/...