1MarthaJeanne
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/chicago-sun-times-ai-summer-read...
The booklist was prepared by AI, and many of the books do not exist.
The booklist was prepared by AI, and many of the books do not exist.
3jillmwo
As they ought! Someone in their editorial-production process should have looked at that content to vet it.
4lilithcat
Oh, honey, it wasn't just the booklist: https://capitolfax.com/2025/05/20/sun-times-in-ai-flap/
5MarthaJeanne
>4 lilithcat: Read the full Guardian article. It includes many other examples. I would guess that the freelancer who put his name on this will have trouble getting published.
Given the number of problems, his claim that he always checks things, doesn't know how he missed these problems doesn't sound very credible. Maybe AI wrote that too.
My husband has been using AI a lot recently for standard things. His privilege I suppose, but then he wants me to rewrite them, because even when they are not inaccurate, they are so wooden and insightless. Oh, well.
Given the number of problems, his claim that he always checks things, doesn't know how he missed these problems doesn't sound very credible. Maybe AI wrote that too.
My husband has been using AI a lot recently for standard things. His privilege I suppose, but then he wants me to rewrite them, because even when they are not inaccurate, they are so wooden and insightless. Oh, well.

