Reviewed Staff Accuse Gannett of Using AI to Generate Product Reviews, Threaten Jobs and Union
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Writers at Reviewed believe AI was used to write product reviews last week that were published on their site. Gannett denies this.
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About 40 Reviewed staff think AI wrote the articles. Some articles were run through AI detection programs, which found a 0% human score.
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Gannett says the articles were written by 3rd party freelancers hired by a marketing agency, not AI. The articles didn't have proper disclaimers.
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Reviewed staff want the articles retracted and an apology. The 3rd party was AdVon Commerce.
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Reviewed staff think this was an attempt by Gannett to threaten jobs and bust the union. Gannett denies union-busting allegations.