“As the LA Times in recent years has failed to stake a claim to California, others, like CalMatters and Politico, have come in to pick up the slack. Article bias may also extend to the choice of social media platforms individuals choose as their source of news, said Schiele. The Times alleges that the AI will regurgitate large portions of their articles on demand. Some of the articles at issue have been reproduced by other websites, and may not have come from the Times. Academics are trying to recreate the magic on Bluesky or Mastodon, but I think there will never be another Twitter.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 06, 2024 16:39 UTC