CNET, a technology news website, has recently decided to temporarily halt the production of stories written by artificial intelligence (AI). This decision was made after an AI-written story about Apple acquiring Shazam was published without proper fact-checking. The article contained incorrect information and had to be taken down.
This incident highlights the importance of verifying facts before publishing anything online. It also serves as a reminder that even though AI can be used for writing articles, it should not replace human journalists in terms of accuracy and reliability when it comes to reporting news. CNET is currently investigating how this mistake happened so similar issues can be avoided in the future. Until then, they will refrain from using AI for their stories until further notice.
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