"What do EFF staffers Sarah Chen, Javier Morales, Caitlin Chin, Emma Rodriguez, and Mikko Kopponen have in common? For one thing, they don’t exist. For another,
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has identified a news website, News-USA Today, that is fabricating quotes and attributing them to non-existent EFF staff. This practice is part of a broader trend where media outlets are using AI to generate content cheaply, often at the expense of accuracy and reputation. The EFF highlights this as a particularly egregious example of AI-driven misinformation, noting the sheer volume of fake expert attributions within a short period. AI
IMPACT Highlights the risks of AI-generated content in journalism, leading to reputational damage and the spread of misinformation.