AI-written story laundered through news 'sources': researchers slam AP, Guardian coverage
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-11-15
Quoting literalbanana's argument: obvious AI writing isn't enough to be caught — social information structures like news outlets and Wikipedia 'launder' glaring AI tells through a cited 'source,' which is likely why coverage merely says the subject was 'cleared.' Afinetheorem criticizes outlets like the AP and Guardian for treating an obviously AI-written statement in an obviously AI-written story as authoritative, questioning whether basic source verification in journalism is breaking down.
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