Sports Illustrated Publisher Fires CEO After AI Scandal

Late last month, we reported that the venerable magazine Sports Illustrated had been publishing commerce articles bylined by nonexistent writers with AI-generated profile pictures. The revelation sparked a storm of media coverage and outrage from the magazine's staff. The week after our story ran, the magazine's publisher The Arena Group sacked two top executives, though it […]

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