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"The
Irish Times has apologised for running an article about Irish women’s
use of fake tan that was submitted by a hoaxer who used artificial
intelligence.
The editor, Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, said on Sunday that it had fallen victim to “a
deliberate and coordinated deception” that showed a need for stronger controls.
“It was a breach of the trust between the
Irish Times and its readers, and we
are genuinely sorry. The incident has highlighted a gap in our pre-publication
procedures,” he said in a statement.
“We need to make them more robust, and we will. It has also underlined one of
the challenges raised by generative AI for news organisations. We, like others,
will learn and adapt.”
The paper ran the opinion piece from a contributor bylined as Adriana
Acosta-Cortez on 11 May. It accused Irish women who used fake tan of mocking
those with naturally dark skin. Acosta-Cortez was described as a 29-year-old
Ecuadorian health worker who lived in north Dublin. A profile picture showed a
blue-haired woman.
A Twitter account in Acosta-Cortez’s name posted a message the next day
criticising the
Irish Times for running the article:
https://t.co/UHYCk0lHOe
It included a link to an
Irish Times article from January about robot
infiltration of media.
The newspaper deleted the opinion piece within hours and launched a review."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
