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Website uses AI to impersonate northern Indigenous news correspondents
CBC reports WE NEWS uses AI to impersonate Indigenous journalists
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Sep 16
· 11d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 2
CBC News investigation reveals that WE NEWS operates three AI-generated "correspondents" with profiles falsely claiming Indigenous identities and Northern heritage. The site presents these AI personas as legitimate journalists of Yukon First Nation, Dene, and Inuit backgrounds.
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Peak 2 pieces in 3h at Sep 16, 12 PM; 8 pieces over 11 days (2 articles · 6 posts)
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What was reported
2 claims about this development
first by Mastodon , 6d ago
first by CBC , 11d ago
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