May 18 edition Chicago Sun-Times It contains dozens of recommended summer classes: up-to-date trends, outdoor classes and books to read. But some of the recommendations point to false books generated by AI and other articles quote and quote people who do not seem to exist.
Next to real books such as Call me by name Autré aciman, the summer reading list contains false titles of real authors. Min Jin Lee is a real, praised writer – but “Noceshade Market”, “A thrilling story set in the underground economy of Seoul”, he is not one of her works. Rebecca Makkai, a local Chicago, is attributed to a false book called “Boling Point”, which the article claims tells about air conditioning, whose teenage daughter turns to her.
In a post about BlueSky, Sun He said that “he looks at how it happened, noting that it was not editorial content and was not created or approved by Newsroom. Victor Lim, senior audience development director, added e -mail to The Verge That “it is unacceptable, so that every content we provide to our readers, that it is wrong”, saying that more information will be provided soon.
It is not clear whether the content is sponsored – the title page of the section wears Sun Logo and simply calls it “your guide to the best summer.” IN statement Published on the newspaper website, Sun He said that the section was “licensed from the national content partner” who 404 Media identified as a Hearst media conglomerate. . Sun It was found that it removes the section from digital editions and updates its rules so that the content of third parties meet the work standards and is more clearly identified.
The list of books appears without a line, but the writer named Marco Buscaglia is attributed to other songs in the summer guide. The Buscaglia line appears in the story of the culture of hammocks in the USA, which quotes several experts and publications, some of which do not seem true. Refers to 2023 Apart from The article by Brianna Madia, a real author and blogger, whom I could not find. The song also quotes “Eagles Nutrition Industry Analysis of the Outfitters industry market”, which I could not find online. “Dr. Jennifer Campos, a professor of recreational studies at the University of Colorado”, was also cited, which does not exist. Buscaglia did not immediately answer to the request for comment, but accepted to 404 Media That he uses artificial intelligence “sometimes in the background” and always checks the material.
“This time I didn’t do it and I can’t believe that I missed it because it is so obvious. Without excuses,” he said 404. “100 percent for me and I’m completely ashamed.”
Another undereditated article entitled “Summer Food Trends” reports apparently non -existent experts, including “Dr. Catherine Furst, a food anthropologist at Cornell University.” Padma Lakshmi is also attributed to a quote for a quote that she seems to have not said.
Information nests repeatedly activate the content generated by AI next to their actual journalism, often blaming this problem about the creators of the content of other companies. Loud incidents of content generated by AI Gannett AND Illustrated sport Questions about the editorial process, and in both cases behind the AI settlement was an external marketing company. The defense of Newsrooms usually had nothing to do with content-but the appearance of a work generated by AI, along with real reports and writing by human employees, trust the same thing.
Update May 20: Additional details have been added SUN-Times’ Response to public outrage.