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Ars Technica Publishes A Post With Quotes Fabricated By AI
Ars Technica recently published an article that had quotes that were fabricated by AI/LLMs. When called on it by the person who was “quoted” for the sheer fact that he was NEVER contacted for a quote, Ars did a retraction. There’s much talk about the ethics here and some good commentary here. On the latest…
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Has Taylor Lorenz Lost All Sense Of Sanity And Decency?
I can’t believe Taylor Lorenz! I expected more from her. As a journalist and as fucking human being. I guess was wrong to think that highly of her. Just because you think something, doesn’t mean you say it out loud! She really gives journalism a black eye. I’d be shocked if she doesn’t lose subscribers…
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Day 2 Of The FediForum!
Today I actually made a three sessions at the second day of the 4th FediForum. Two were about journalism. The First was how newsrooms use or rather don’t quite use the Fediverse. Not yet at least. And how it’s all about metrics and tracking to make sure the effort is worth the squeeze. It was…
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Guns, Newspapers, The NRA
This article was first published on the Raging Chicken Press The shooting at The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday, where 5 people were killed, hit me hard. As a recovering newspaper journalist, I used to work for papers about that size. I covered similar stories to those that the journalists at that paper cover. I…
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WordPress.com the other Medium.com?
With the new WordPress.com and Calypso, I’m noticing something I haven’t before. WordPress.com is really the other Medium.com. There is a vibrant community on the system and with Calypso and the new WordPress.com, it’s easier than ever to dive in and read some great stuff. Being a Web designer and only using self-hosted WordPress, I’ve…
