[HN Gopher] BuzzFeed is quietly publishing whole AI-generated ar...
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       BuzzFeed is quietly publishing whole AI-generated articles, not
       just quizzes
        
       Author : danso
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2023-03-30 16:01 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | goldenpreppy8 wrote:
       | The writers at Buzzfeed using AI to help write articles , maybe
       | we can consider them savvy entrepreneurs, and this is not an
       | attempt to sugarcoat their actions. This situation exemplifies
       | the concept of Table As Set, which means that if you offer a
       | money-making opportunity to the public, you should expect people
       | to take advantage of it. If you don't want computer-generated
       | stories, then stop paying for them and explore alternative
       | business models. As technology advances, it will become
       | increasingly difficult to distinguish between human and AI-
       | generated content. Furthermore, these individuals are not guilty
       | of plagiarism because they are using AI as ghostwriters, just
       | like traditional publishers have used ghostwriters for years.
       | This is no different from the case of deceased authors like Tom
       | Clancy and V.C. Andrews, who now have ghostwriters continuing
       | their literary legacies. Ultimately, the question is not whether
       | the stories are human-written, but rather whether they are
       | entertaining. This issue will resolve itself, and businesses will
       | either accept the current reality or face failure. Just my 2
       | cents :)
        
       | ndiddy wrote:
       | Related: https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-layoffs-
       | buzzf...
        
       | givemeethekeys wrote:
       | At this point, we can:
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       | - Get an AI to generate a news article in any narrative style we
       | want. - Get an AI to convert that text to speech in any style we
       | want. - Get an AI to produce video with any talking head we want
       | saying that speech.
       | 
       | All the highly paid writers and anchors at Fox News, CNN, CBC,
       | MSNBC should be worried. The nerds are coming!
        
         | pixl97 wrote:
         | Remember watching your favorite news anchors get old and
         | finally die... our children won't.
        
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       | low_tech_love wrote:
       | So AI is taking away BuzzFeed jobs? And people are _scared_ of
       | it? I wish I could buy this AI a beer.
        
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