More than Half of the Articles Published in the Last 3 Months on the Flemish Website of the Magazine "Elle" Were Allegedly Generated by Ai

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Articles on the websites of the Belgian magazines Elle, Marie-Claire, Forbes and Psychologies were created using artificial intelligence (AI), without this being clear to readers. This is evident from research by VRT Nieuws. The names of non-existent journalists appeared above the articles of the Belgian Elle: Sophie Vermeulen and Marta Peeters. They also had a profile on the website with a photo that was very likely generated using AI. After VR…

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These results are the result of a survey carried out by the editor of VRT NWS and referred to in the podcast "Het uur van de Waarheid" (Time of Truth). ...

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Elle magazine used several profiles of fake journalists on its website. In April and May, more than half of the online articles were written by fictional characters using AI. Other magazines of the parent company ‘Ventures Media’ also participate. According to the company, it was a test.

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14:31 More than half of the articles that have appeared on the website of fashion magazine Elle in the past three months have been created entirely or partly with AI, VRT NWS reports.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in several Belgian magazines to write articles without making this clear to readers. This is according to VRT Nieuws based on its own research. In April and May, more than half of the articles in Elle magazine were written by fictional people using AI.

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According to Ventures Media, it was a 'test'. The Belgian group includes the magazines Elle, Marie Claire, Psychology or...