I hate to unload on the same struggling media outlet twice in one week, in this case the formerly respected Burlington Free Press, but this is outrageous.

Notice anything funky about the byline?

Yeah, “Reporter Assisted by AI.”

It’s one of TWO articles on Tuesday’s front page attributed to Beth McDermott “assisted by AI.”

That’s two out of three stories on the front page, the third being a national story from the USA TODAY content farm.

I hadn’t noticed this before, because I can’t remember the last time I picked up a print copy of that rag. But apparently it’s been going on for a few months at least, and it’s deeply disturbing on two significant levels.

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