'Bot-written articles have major limitations. For one thing, many are bristling with errors. For another, many are rife with plagiarism.' Column by hiltzikm:
One of our most accomplished experts in robots and AI explains why we expect too much from technology. He’s fighting the hype, one successful prediction at a time.CNET executives told staff members that the site would pause publication of the AI-generated material for the moment.
The bot also initially described interest payments on a $25,000 auto loan at 4% interest as “a flat $1,000 ... per year.” It’s payments on auto loans, like mortgages, that are fixed — interest is charged only on outstanding balances, which shrink as payments are made. Even on a one-year auto loan at 4%, interest will come to only $937. For longer-term loans, the total interest paid falls every year.
In those cases, the bot utilized similar concealment techniques as human plagiarists, such as minor rephrasings and word swaps. In at least one case, the bot plagiarized from Bankrate, a sister publication of CNET. Indeed, “a close examination of the work produced by CNET’s AI makes it seem less like a sophisticated text generator and more like an automated plagiarism machine, casually pumping out pilfered work,” Christian wrote.
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