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What happened when a newspaper let AI take over

Italy's Il Foglio newspaper calls Foglio AI an experiment into the future of journalism. So far, it's plagiarized and drafted fake news that humans had to fix.

Is AI the publishing industry's friend or foe?

AI is impacting all industries but none more than the publishing business model which lives or dies based on the content it creates. The tech industry promises AI efficiency gains and turbocharged creativity.

OpenAI's new model is 'really good' at creative writing

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI is developing a new large language model with creative writing skills that have already wowed the company's CEO. But a short story produced by the unnamed, unreleased model has proven to be divisive.

The New York Times vs. OpenAI: Is Journalism Collateral Damage of AI Progress?

By March 10, 2025, the court battle between OpenAI and The New York Times had become a landmark battle over the influence of artificial intelligence on the medi

Week in Review: OpenAI could charge $20K a month for an AI agent

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we're looking at OpenAI potentially charging $20,000 a month for a specialized AI agent, the unexpected return of early-internet darling Digg, a company genetically engineering mice to have mammoth-like fur,

The LA Times' new AI tool sympathized with the KKK. Its owner wasn't aware until hours later

The Los Angeles Times' billionaire owner, who unveiled an AI tool that generates opposing perspectives to be displayed on Opinion stories, was unaware the new tool had created pro-KKK arguments less than 24 hours after it launched — and hours after the AI comments had been taken down.

A Philly artist created a climate news AI bot. The result is 'a little sassy'

Sarah Kaizar's AT Feed is an automated aggregate of current climate news and a critique of the future of information.

Apple blasted after AI-generated news summary falsely claims Pete Hegseth was 'fired': 'Wildly irresponsible'

Apple is facing heavy criticism over its much-hyped artificial intelligence tool's habit of spitting out fake news in its AI-generated summaries - including an inaccurate alert about Defense