Journalist's Name Used in AI Article Without Permission
Ohio's largest newspaper added its government reporter's name to an AI-generated piece while she was on her honeymoon, without her knowledge.
Cleveland.com, Ohio's largest newspaper, used the name of a government reporter in an AI-assisted article without her knowledge and consent while she was on her honeymoon.
Incident During Honeymoon
Kaitlin Durbin, a government reporter working at Ohio's largest newspaper Cleveland.com, announced on social media that her byline had been used without authorization while she was on her honeymoon.
Generated by Artificial Intelligence
It was revealed that the article in question was automatically prepared by the "Cleveland.com Express Desk" unit, which utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in content production.
It was noted that the article concerning the resignation of the Cuyahoga County law director had nothing to do with Durbin's area of expertise and that the journalist neither wrote nor reviewed the text.
Correction and Reactions
Following the backlash, newspaper management updated the article to remove Durbin's name and added a correction note stating that the byline had been added by mistake.
Previously, Editor Chris Quinn had defended the move to establish an AI-assisted news desk, describing it as the future of journalism.