BuzzFeed was one of the first major publishers to adopt heavy AI publishing.
They drew scrutiny when a litany was plagiarized, copy-and-pasted, factually incorrect, awkward and simply poorly written.
Most recently, they’ve resorted to shutting down entire business units because of their inability to compete.
Sports Illustrated, also an early adopter, suffered from similar issues and is now also laying off staff to stem the bleeding.
