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fujiyamasan

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8. Isn't it the job of a journalist...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 05:11 PM

May 20

To verify facts? This is like getting a blind tip for a news story annd printing it without getting another source.

I’m not sure how anyone should trust what Buscaglia has to say about anything. While the content of the lies are not as important, it’s the same incompetence that tarnished Stephen glass and the other New York Times writer(s) that made shit up.

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Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist [View all] highplainsdem May 20 OP

So in addition to being a hack Buscaglia is moniss May 20 #1

People who use generative AI tend to start trusting it. Which is very foolish. highplainsdem May 20 #2

Lazy! SheltieLover May 20 #4

Amen. There are now videos on moniss May 20 #6

Jfc when will this ai slop stop? SheltieLover May 20 #3

Won't be any time soon.. HipChick May 21 #13

I'm sure it won't stop SheltieLover May 21 #16

it won't. Javaman May 21 #14

You may well be right. SheltieLover May 21 #17

Holy shit this is funny, but only to a point. Mike 03 May 20 #5

The greatest success of the AI proponents is convincing people to disbelieve their own eyes Prairie Gates May 20 #9

So If I'm About RobinA May 21 #19

Embarrassing and sad that talented researchers and writers are losing their jobs Prairie Gates May 20 #7

Isn't it the job of a journalist... fujiyamasan May 20 #8

The Thing I Find RobinA May 21 #20

John Scalzi post about this, linking to the Sun-Times' full response to this mess: highplainsdem May 20 #10

How about this response: Roy Rolling May 21 #11

...And these fascists want to ban all regulation of this shit for 10 fucking years? Really? Karasu May 21 #12

I would expect no better, from the current lame-stream media. (nt) Paladin May 21 #15

rupert mordoch found a hair apparent Kid Berwyn May 21 #18

Mike Royko and Roger Ebert are rolling in their graves. Crowman2009 May 21 #21