IrrelevantApril 5, 20261 min read
AI-Powered Plagiarism: The New York Times Cuts Ties with Freelancer Over Stolen Review
A freelance writer for The New York Times has been let go after an AI tool he used to write a book review copied passages from an existing review, highlighting the risks of relying on AI assistants without understanding their capabilities. The incident raises concerns about the potential for AI-powered plagiarism in journalism and beyond.
AI tools can speed up journalism until they backfire. Two recent cases show what happens when writers don't understand how their AI tools work: copied passages and made-up quotes. The article The New York Times drops freelancer whose AI tool copied from an existing book review appeared first on The Decoder.