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Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (MOVED)

"Introducing computer-generated garbage undermines our ability to do our jobs, erodes trust in us as journalists, damages our brands, and threatens our jobs." GMG Union

Surprising no one, G/O Media jumps into AI-generated content. Despite everything, I still enjoy and , but the geniuses running G/O continue to do everything possible to undermine and devalue them. 😡

The union recommends that if you see a byline ending in “Bot,” don’t click it.

On June 29, G/O Media informed editorial staff that it will begin a “modest test” of artificial intelligence (Al) content on its websites—The A.V. Club, Deadspin, Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, Quartz, The Root, and The Takeout. As the unionized editorial staffers of G/O Media, organized with the Writers Guild of America East, we are appalled by this news. The hard work of journalists cannot be replaced by unreliable Al programs notorious for creating falsehoods and plagiarizing the work of real writers. Our newsrooms have spent decades building trust with audiences—introducing computer-generated garbage undermines our ability to do our jobs, erodes trust in us as journalists, damages our brands, and threatens our jobs. This news comes after years of disinvestment in our newsrooms, increased demands on reporters and editors, and mass attrition of staff. Furthermore, it comes mere days after the company laid off more than a dozen of our colleagues, including union employees. In a memo, management said, “These features aren't replacing work currently being done by writers and editors.” But they have given us no reason over the years to believe this statement. There’s only one mode at G/O Media: spend less and extract more, regardless of how it affects quality. We strongly urge G/O Media to cease its plans to litter our websites with Al-generated content and invest in real journalism done by real journalists.
#AI#GMGUnion#GOMedia
Jul 06, 2023, 04:08 PM·Public·Web
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