Reporters at McClatchy Withhold Bylines in Dispute Over A.I. Content
Journalists at McClatchy's newspapers, including The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, are withholding their bylines from articles generated by a new A.I. tool, citing concerns over authorship. The tool, called the Content Scaling Agent, is used to summarize traditional articles and create different versions for various audiences.
McClatchy, a newspaper chain, has introduced an A.I. tool called the Content Scaling Agent to summarize articles and create different versions for various audiences. Journalists at The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, and other McClatchy newspapers are refusing to allow their names to be used on these A.I.-generated articles. The reporters are concerned that being credited for articles they did not write is misleading. The A.I. tool is being used in all 30 of McClatchy's newsrooms across 14 states. McClatchy executives promoted the tool as a way to increase article output and attract new subscribers. An example of an A.I.-generated article in The Miami Herald was credited with a byline stating it was 'Produced using A.I., based on original work by Michelle Marchante' and included a footnote explaining the use of A.I.
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