AI BriefingFake News Site Linked to OpenAI
Key point
Allegations have emerged of an OpenAI connection to a news site run by AI bot journalists.
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Model Republic tracked Acutus Wire and claimed that its structure involves AI bots generating articles and interviews without any real journalists.
The editorial dashboard was left exposed in the site's public JavaScript and API, revealing features such as AI Background Context, Generate Story Draft, and AI editorial review. The author reported that of 94 articles, 69% were judged to be fully AI-generated and 28% partially generated.
The report also raised the possibility that emails from a journalist persona named Michael Chen, quotes that appeared to be lifted from existing web content, and the operators behind the site were connected to OpenAI's super PAC and an associated PR network. However, this last connection is a speculation based on circumstantial evidence.
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