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Gannett is pausing use of an AI sports bot after criticism.
Last week, readers noticed the generative AI tool kept describing local sporting events as “close encounter[s] of the athletic kind.” Articles with that phrasing have popped up on The Columbus Dispatch and The Indianapolis Star, among others. Some stories were also missing key information.
It’s not the first botched AI initiative: other outlets have had to make corrections, overhaul policies, and defend the use of AI tools after readers noticed errors.
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