Average readers aren't the only ones tired of sorting through AI "work"— Wikipedia editors have had it, too.

In the wave of AI controversies and lawsuits, CNET has been publicly admonished since it first started posting thinly-veiled AI-generated content on its site in late 2022— a scandal that has culminated in the site being demoted from Trusted to Untrusted Sources on Wikipedia.

Considering that CNET has been in the business since 1994 and maintained a top-tier reputation on Wikipedia up until late 2020, this change came after lots of debate between Wikipedia’s editors and has drawn the attention of many in the media, including some CNET staff members.

  • Mastengwe@lemm.eeEnglish
    282·
    9 months ago

    CNET has been garbage for well over a decade- as bad as AI is, that’s not the reason they went to shit.

    • Bone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      That’s a good point, AI is not the reason for their downfall.