CNET is laying off 10% of its staff, weeks after reports of it using AI to write articles — but it says the 2 things aren't linked

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 10:04

Connie Guglielmo, Editor-in-chief, CNET, on Centre Stage during day one of Collision 2022 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada — Connie Guglielmo, editor-in-chief of CNET, is stepping down to become vice president of AI content strategy at the company.
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CNET is laying off roughly 10% of staff including several long-time employees, The Verge reported.
The news come just weeks after the company was found to be using AI to generate articles.
CNET told Insider that layoffs are unrelated to its use of AI to create content.

Tech news site CNET is laying off around 10% of employees, just weeks after it was revealed that the company used artificial intelligence to generate articles, The Verge reported on Thursday.