ArsTechnica's response to the AI generated "quotations"

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https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/

Backstory here: https://www.404media.co/ars-technica-pulls-article-with-ai-fabricated-quotes-about-ai-generated-article/

Personally I think this is a good response. I hope they stay true to it in the future.

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For the most part, the comments I have removed on this thread have been removed for violating Beehaw’s only rule: Be(e) Nice.

I have zero problem with people criticizing this journalist. I do have a problem with users attacking one another or using misogynist language (it’s possible in that case there’s a cultural disconnect. I’m from the US, where “cunt” is a pretty serious gendered insult. I know it’s not considered as big of a deal in other english speaking places, but frankly I’ve been getting enough reports on this thread that I’m getting a bit sick of dealing with it in general)

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I read them regularly for years until they started banning folk in the forums for pointing out how problematic it is for Eric Berger to still be slobbering on Elon’s knob.

Don’t think I’m missing much, though I do miss Beth Mole.

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