Ars Technica fires reporter for AI-fabricated quotes
Condé Nast-owned Ars Technica terminated senior artificial intelligence reporter Benj Edwards for a story that included AI-fabricated quotes, reports Maggie Harrison Dupre of Futurism. Dupre reports, “Earlier this month, Ars retracted the story after it was found to include fake quotes attributed to a real person. The article — a write-up of a viral incident in which an AI […]
Ars Technica hires Edwards to cover AI and machine learning
Benj Edwards has been hired by Ars Technica as a reporter to cover artificial intelligence and machine learning. He will start at the end of August. Recently, Edwards was an associate editor at How-To Geek, where he also worked as a staff writer. He also worked freelance for Hollow Earth Productions in North Carolina and […]
Ars Technica is looking for consumer tech writers
We are looking for folks who can write authoritative, testing-based guides for Ars Technica. Open to pitches on any number of consumer tech categories. Past experience doing this sort of thing is a plus. If you’re interested, get in touch! ABOUT THE COMPANY Ars Technica’s mission is to provide insights into what’s at stake in […]
Ars Technica hires Gaskin as senior commerce writer
Corey Gaskin will be joining Ars Technica as the company’s new senior commerce writer. In his new role, he will be working with senior commerce editor Jeff Dunn and the rest of the team. Recently, Gaskin was with Digital Trends which he joined last year as an associate mobile editor. Later on, he was promoted […]
