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An @arstechnica.com article about the dangers of low quality AI tools being let loose on coding environment had to be retracted because Ars using a slop text software to fabricate a quote and attribute that fabrication to the real subject of the article
So much voluntary rake-stepping
So much voluntary rake-stepping
Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations
We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.
arstechnica.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
An @arstechnica.com article about the dangers of low quality AI tools being let loose on coding environment had to be retracted because Ars using a slop text software to fabricate a quote and attribute that fabrication to the real subject of the article
So much voluntary rake-stepping
So much voluntary rake-stepping
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Trump's done more for China in the last 18 months than they could ever have dreamt of. Pity about the US economy though.
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Trump's done more for China in the last 18 months than they could ever have dreamt of. Pity about the US economy though.
Hey, are we going to get corn facts!!! 😁😁😁
January 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Hey, are we going to get corn facts!!! 😁😁😁
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And this little chesnut
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
36 Months accused ban critics of being paid off by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up sponsorship deals, eyeing global expansion and coming up with its own AI tool to sell.
www.crikey.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
And this little chesnut
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
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Can you imagine what would be surfaced if anyone embarked on a project to compare the slop they're making decisions on to the actual data
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Can you imagine what would be surfaced if anyone embarked on a project to compare the slop they're making decisions on to the actual data
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the people who create, amplify, advocate for disinformation do damage in many ways, including distracting people from the root cause
Eg - people fight against a wind farm on easily debunkable health claims, and put all their effort into it when they could be fighting the company for a massive $ cut
Eg - people fight against a wind farm on easily debunkable health claims, and put all their effort into it when they could be fighting the company for a massive $ cut
September 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
the people who create, amplify, advocate for disinformation do damage in many ways, including distracting people from the root cause
Eg - people fight against a wind farm on easily debunkable health claims, and put all their effort into it when they could be fighting the company for a massive $ cut
Eg - people fight against a wind farm on easily debunkable health claims, and put all their effort into it when they could be fighting the company for a massive $ cut