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Five ( Five@slrpnk.net )  to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years 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 · 2 years 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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    I think they use the same name, for their credibility. Edit: Names also help for search results and listings of other work from same author.

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      Even if the writer signed off on this, this should be illegal.

      Actually make every AI generated poop have to list their sources. Corps wanted strong copyright laws, here it is.

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