Aaron Pelczar resigned after using generative AI like ChatGPT to create fake quotes attributed to various professionals, a practice exposed by Powell Tribune's CJ Baker.
The Cody Enterprise acknowledged the incident as 'advanced plagiarism,' and now has measures in place to detect AI-generated content, emphasizing the importance of upholding journalistic integrity.
Generative AI inaccurately labeled professionals in fabricated stories, such as an astronomer being called a meteorologist, showcasing the deceptive nature of AI-generated text.
The fabricated quotes also misrepresented facts, such as distorting the understanding of raccoons' cognition compared to other species, reflecting the potential misinformation spread by AI-generated content.
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