Business news website Quartz is using a single, hugely prolific journalist heavily aided by AI to produce nearly all its daily website reporting, reports Rob Waugh of Press Gazette.
Waugh writes, “But the strategy for the Quartz website appears to be one of filling it with cheaply produced AI-assisted content which mostly consists of rewrites from other sources.
“Cris Tolomia wrote at least 52 articles on October 8 alone. Their output covers subjects as diverse as the best dog breeds for children, the energy sector, AI drug research, stock market moves and cybersecurity.
“Their total output is likely around 20,000 words per day.
“Quartz has published thousands of articles by Tolomia, who has no byline picture and no biography on the site, and no way to contact them via email. They appear to be a digital marketing expert from the Philippines.”
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