| ▲ | WolfeReader 3 hours ago | |
The Ars Technica journalist's account is worth a read. https://bsky.app/profile/benjedwards.com/post/3mewgow6ch22p Benji Edwards was, is, and will continue to be, a good guy. He's just exhibiting a (hopefully) temporary over-reliance on AI tools that aren't up to the task. Any of us who use these tools could make a mistake of this kind. | ||
| ▲ | Aurornis 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> He's just exhibiting a (hopefully) temporary over-reliance on AI tools that aren't up to the task. Any of us who use these tools could make a mistake of this kind. Technically yes, any of us could neglect the core duties of our job and outsource it to a known-flawed operator and hope that nobody notices. But that doesn't minimize the severity of what was done here. Ensuring accurate and honest reporting is the core of a journalist's job. This author wasn't doing that at all. This isn't an "any one of us" issue because we don't have a platform on a major news website. When people in positions like this drop the ball on their jobs, it's important to hold them accountable. | ||
| ▲ | overgard 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
I feel bad for the guy, but.. a journalist in tech whose beat is AI should know much better. I'd be a lot more forgiving if this was like a small publication by someone that didn't follow AI. | ||
| ▲ | fantasizr 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Using a tool that adds unnecessary risk to your professional reputation/livelihood is - of course - not worth the risk. | ||
| ▲ | tim-star 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
lol this feels a little bit suspect to me. "i was sick, i was rushing to a deadline!" im not saying the guy should lose his journalist license and have to turn in his badge and pen but seems like a bit of a flimsy excuse meant to make us forgive him. hope hes feeling better soon! | ||
| ▲ | thenaturalist 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Not proof reading quotes you've dispatched to be fetched by an AI ignoring that said website has blocked LLM scraping and hence your quotes are made up? For a senior tech writer? Come on, man. > Any of us who use these tools could make a mistake of this kind. No, no not any of us. And, as Benji will know himself, certainly not if accuracy is paramount. Journalistic integrity - especially when quoting someone - is too valuable to be rooted in AI tools. This is a big, big L for Ars and Benji. | ||