The Onion has faced criticism after publishing articles accompanied by AI-generated images, necessitating the removal of content after realizing the issues. CEO Ben Collins acknowledged the mistakes on Bluesky, expressing regret and promising to improve oversight. The incidents underscore the pervasive presence of AI in media, highlighting difficulties in maintaining creative integrity. The article's specific AI-generated image was found to date back to The Onion's recent print issue, raising questions about the reliability of creative sources when avoiding AI content.
This was a months-old image, and Shutterstock's 'exclude AI' thing seems to have some known problems.
I'm personally sorry and I'm working on it.
We took it down immediately. We'll be more vigilant.
It illustrates how deeply AI content has already permeated the media ecosystem.
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