(Ars) Editor's Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations
4 hours ago
- #media accountability
- #journalism standards
- #AI ethics
- Ars Technica published an article with fabricated AI-generated quotes attributed to a source who did not say them.
- This incident violates Ars Technica's standards, which require direct quotations to reflect actual statements.
- The publication has a written policy against overreliance on AI tools, but this was not followed in this case.
- A review found no additional issues, suggesting this was an isolated incident.
- Ars Technica prohibits publishing AI-generated content unless clearly labeled for demonstration purposes.
- The publication apologized to readers and to Mr. Scott Shambaugh, who was falsely quoted.