Editors demand AI logs: 'just grammar fixes' defense fails as writer declines to share prompts
paulnovosad · x · 2026-09-23
Editor Leah Libresco shares how newsrooms handle the "I only cleaned up grammar with AI" defense: ask to see the prompts and logs. The Dartmouth's Schnell declined to provide AI logs to verify his writing and editing process — a refusal editors read as telling. The episode highlights growing transparency disputes around AI use in journalism.
Related event: Dartmouth Provost's Articles Flagged as Largely AI-Written(4 posts)→
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