Sites Busted Running AI Content Farm That Rips Off Real Journalists' Work When They Accidentally Left Prompt in Published Article

Australian broadcaster the ABC discovered a "parasitic" content farm that's churning out poorly plagiarized news stories through a number of publications being run by a company called Initiative Media. In its investigation, the ABC came across an article about a local rugby player with a headline that was eerily similar to a real piece that was published by sports journalist Patrick Woods at the Townsville Bulletin. "Not only [do they] hurt my ability to report on the [National Rugby League], …