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Report finds OpenAI-linked news site relies on AI-generated content
Image: Primary A news site with ties to OpenAI appears to rely almost entirely on AI-generated content, according to a report from The Midas Project's Model Republic publication.
The site, called The Wire
Journalist Tyler Johnston ran the site's content through Pangram, an AI detection tool that boasts a 99.98 percent accuracy rating. Of the 94 articles tested, 69 percent came back flagged as fully AI-generated, with another 28 percent flagged as partially AI-generated. Only three articles were classified as human-
The content was overwhelmingly in favor of the development of artificial intelligence and dismissive of AI's critics. One piece warns of "Escalating Anti-AI Radicalism," while another asks: "Will Republicans Let Blue States Set America's AI Rules?"
Johnston discovered that half of the site's engagement on X came from Patrick Hynes, the president of the PR firm Novus Public Affairs. The firm works on behalf of Targeted Victory, the consulting firm at the center of OpenAI's lob
If the reporting is accurate, the site may represent an instance of an AI firm deliberately mischaracterizing its work as independent journalism to lob
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