@octopus_ink@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-22 months agoChicago Sun-Times caught publishing likely ChatGPT generated list of Summer Reading recommendations. 10 of 15 books don't exist.message-squaremessage-square42arrow-up1349file-text
arrow-up1349message-squareChicago Sun-Times caught publishing likely ChatGPT generated list of Summer Reading recommendations. 10 of 15 books don't exist.@octopus_ink@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-22 months agomessage-square42file-text
minus-squareOptionalcakelinkfedilinkEnglish21•2 months agoChicago Sun-Times? Oh man. Dude. I cannot believe you screwed that up so badly. A reading list. Oof.
minus-squarespinnetroublelinkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-22 months agoI am so pissed about this. A room full of journalists? Just yell, “Hey, anybody read any good books lately?” and start writing shit down! Update: it was a syndicated piece from a freelancer. CST pledges greater transparency when it comes to local reporting (their focus) vs. syndication https://chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2025/05/20/chicago-sun-times-response-to-may-18-special-section
minus-squareOptionalcakelinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoYeah. This is like that law journalist that livestreamed himself jerking off- level bad.
minus-squareCethinlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoIn my opinion, that’s not as bad as this. I assume that was an accident. This was on purpose, and would take a miniscule amount of effort to varify.
minus-square@VitoRobles@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoMore like, books people haven’t written yet. Let’s Gooooo!
Chicago Sun-Times? Oh man. Dude. I cannot believe you screwed that up so badly.
A reading list. Oof.
I am so pissed about this. A room full of journalists? Just yell, “Hey, anybody read any good books lately?” and start writing shit down!
Update: it was a syndicated piece from a freelancer. CST pledges greater transparency when it comes to local reporting (their focus) vs. syndication
https://chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2025/05/20/chicago-sun-times-response-to-may-18-special-section
Yeah. This is like that law journalist that livestreamed himself jerking off- level bad.
In my opinion, that’s not as bad as this. I assume that was an accident. This was on purpose, and would take a miniscule amount of effort to varify.
Well both were brand-damaging.
More like, books people haven’t written yet.
Let’s Gooooo!