Lessons (and an apology) from the Sun-Times CEO on that AI-generated book list
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, a seasonal edition went out to Chicago Sun-Times newspaper subscribers. The cover showed a happy…
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Chicago Sun-Times admits summer book guide included fake AI-generated titles
Those books that the Chicago Sun-Times recommended reading this summer? You can stop looking for them. The newspaper said Tuesday…
A.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Books
The summer reading list tucked into a special section of The Chicago Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer seemed innocuous enough.…
Looks like The Chicago Sun-Times used AI to write a reading list—and wound up with slop.
May 20, 2025, 11:16am Today, a Bluesky user shared a photograph of what appears to be a summer reading insert…
Syndicated content in Sun-Times special section included AI-generated misinformation
The Chicago Sun-Times’ Sunday paper included a syndicated special section produced by a third-party company that included a summer reading…
Chicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacle
The May 18th issue of the Chicago Sun-Times features dozens of pages of recommended summer activities: new trends, outdoor activities,…
Sun-Times fallout: Fake book list raises red flags over AI – Axios
Sun-Times fallout: Fake book list raises red flags over AI Axios Article Source https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/05/20/sun-times-fake-book-list-ai-summer-heat-index-newspaper-journalism
Chicago Sun-Times accused of using AI to create reading list of books that don’t exist
Illinois’ prominent Chicago Sun-Times newspaper has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to create and publish a summer reading…