Owner of Gaming Sites Fires Writers, Hires for "AI Editor" to Churn Out Hundreds of Articles Per Week
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Gamurs, which owns gaming sites like Destructoid and Dot Esports, is looking for an AI editor to output up to 250 articles per week.

According to their website, Publications owned by GAMURS Group include:

Destructoid

The Escapist

Siliconera

Twinfinite

Dot Esports

Upcomer

Gamepur

Prima Games

PC Invasion

Attack of the Fanboy

Touch, Tap, Play

Pro Game Guides

Gamer Journalist

Operation Sports

GameSkinny

  • landsharkkidd@aussie.zoneEnglish
    20·
    2 years ago

    I know game journalists are memed on, but this is really disappointing. AI will eventually unravel and crap out because it’s regurgitating AI content.

    • alternative_factor@kbin.social
      13·
      2 years ago

      I can’t wait until The Escapist articles are all “Zelda Zelda Zelda Zelda ZeldaZeldaZeldaZeldaZeldaZeldaZelda Zelda Zelda Zelda Zelda Zelda”

      • Deestan@beehaw.org
        2·
        2 years ago

        I’m least worried about The Escapist, as the editor-in-chief for the past few years Nick Caldera is running it with integrity. It is the only game news site I am happy to pay a subscription to.

        • Daydreamy@beehaw.org
          6·
          2 years ago

          How does that matter if the owners just fired all the writers and replaced them with an AI? I see little to no integrity at a publication owned by some big group calling shots like this. These are Nick’s bosses, so uhhh… he either listens or quits.

          • Deestan@beehaw.org
            1·
            2 years ago

            Yeah if they run it that brutally, it’s going to go bad.

            But usually there is a lot of difference between how sub-companies are treated both based on how they are currently doing and how strong-headed their management is.

    • greenskye@beehaw.orgEnglish
      12·
      2 years ago

      Will it eventually be AIs at the marketing firm telling the execs that their ads are successful because the AIs on the other side are ‘reading’ it for new training data on how to better optimize viewer attention span? Just two Ad companies paying each other back and forth?