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 Five   ( @Five@slrpnk.net )  to TechnologyEnglish · 1 year ago

A Beloved Tech Blog Is Now Publishing AI Articles Under the Names of Its Old Human Staff

www.404media.co

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A Beloved Tech Blog Is Now Publishing AI Articles Under the Names of Its Old Human Staff

www.404media.co

 Five   ( @Five@slrpnk.net )  to TechnologyEnglish · 1 year ago
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TUAW, a site that was shut down 10 years ago, was sold to a private equity firm, then to a company in Hong Kong, and has now stolen its old workers' identities and is running their old work through AI summarizers.
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    Notice my exact wording. I spoke about fighting AI bots, not about its efficiency.

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