CNET pauses publishing AI-written stories after disclosure controversy
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
CNET will pause publication of stories generated using artificial intelligence “for now,” the site’s leadership told employees on a staff call Friday.
The call, which lasted under an hour, was held a week after CNET came under fire for its use of AI tools on stories and one day after The Verge reported that AI tools had been in use for months, with little transparency to readers or staff. CNET hadn’t formally announced the use of AI until readers noticed a small disclosure.
“We didn’t do it in secret,” CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo told the group. “We did it quietly.”
CNET’s pop-up disclosure before it was rewritten last week.
CNET, owned by private equity firm Red Ventures, is among several websites that…
