Writers at The Chicago Sun-Times expressed concern over published AI-generated misinformation, specifically a summer reading list that recommended nonexistent books. This list, attributed to real authors, was not verified by the writer who used AI to create it. The Sun-Times clarified that the content originated from a third party, King Features, without prior editorial review. Acknowledging the oversight, Chicago Public Media’s spokesperson Victor Lim stated they would implement internal editorial checks and reassess their partnership with Hearst, the parent company of King Features. An apology was subsequently issued by the Sun-Times.
The Sun-Times came under fire this week after readers called attention to a 'summer reading list' published in the paper's weekend edition that recommended books that turned out to be completely nonexistent.
Victor Lim, a spokesperson for Chicago Public Media, told 404 Media, 'Historically, we don't have editorial review from those mainly because it's coming from a newspaper publisher, so we falsely made the assumption there would be an editorial process for this.'
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