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- Gannett has paused the use of AI to write sports articles after readers pushed back.
- AI-written articles quickly went viral over their bizarre language and lack of detail.
- Gannett is among a number of publications experimenting with AI-generated journalism, with mixed results.
A US newspaper giant has paused the use of AI to write articles after they were savagely mocked on social media.
Gannett, which owns hundreds of local newspapers in the US, had been experimenting with using AI-powered sports writing tool LedeAI in its regional publications. However, readers quickly pointed out that many of these articles were lacking in detail, badly written, and read as if the writer had never watched the sport in question.