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\u0027I wonder if the seemingly authoritative AI voice led to the editors lowering their guard\u0027

Other grist from CNET’s bots includes such stories as “Should You Break an Early CD for a Better Rate?” and “What is Zelle and How Does It Work?”

Bankrate and CNET said in a statement on Tuesday that the publications are “actively reviewing all our AI-assisted pieces to make sure no further inaccuracies made it through the editing process, as humans make mistakes, too. We will continue to issue any necessary corrections.” Beyond flawed reporting, AI-written stories raise a few practical and ethical questions that journalists are only beginning to ponder.

“These tools can’t go out and report or ask questions,” said Matt MacVey, who heads an AI and local news project at the NYC Media Lab at New York University. So their stories will never break new ground or deliver a scoop.

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