AI-Powered News Site Accidentally Accuses District Attorney of Murder

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A local chapter of the AI-powered local news network Hoodline this week accidentally accused a regional district attorney of murder.

After Techdirt called Hoodline out for the cataclysmic error, a word soup of an editor's note appeared at the top of the article.

What we can say for sure is this: mistakes like these, which a human reporter working under a sound editorial process would be very unlikely to make, are likely to become more and more common as publishers give control over to cheap and barely-supervised AI systems.

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Author / Journalist: Maggie Harrison Dupré

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Ai Ai journalism Ai-generated content Artificial Intelligence

Source Website Secure: Yes (HTTPS)

News Sentiment: Neutral

Fact Checked: Legitimate

Article Type: News Report

Published On: 2024-10-18 @ 17:36:30 (12 hours ago)

News Timezone: GMT +8:00

News Source URL: futurism.com

Language: English

Article Length: 614 words

Reading Time: 4 minutes read

Sentences: 26 lines

Sentence Length: 24 words per sentence (average)

Platforms: Desktop Web, Mobile Web, iOS App, Android App

Copyright Owner: © Futurism

News ID: 23121502

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Main Topics: Technology

Official Website: futurism.com

Update Frequency: 6 posts per day

Year Established: 1997

Headquarters: United States

News Last Updated: 10 hours ago

Coverage Areas: United States

Ownership: Independent Company

Publication Timezone: GMT +8:00

Content Availability: Worldwide

News Language: English

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API Access: Available (JSON, REST)

Website Security: Secure (HTTPS)

Publisher ID: #68

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