The decision to use AI was communicated to the Gizmodo en Español team via video call. G/O Media had previously begun posting AI-written articles on Gizmodo in July, a move that was met with criticism from staff and the GMG Union due to the presence of factual errors and the lack of prior communication. The union has since asked readers not to click on any AI-written news.
Key takeaways:
- G/O Media, the owner of Gizmodo, has shut down its Spanish-language site Gizmodo en Español and laid off its editors.
- The company is now using AI to translate articles from the English-language Gizmodo for the Spanish site.
- There have been issues with the AI translation, with some articles starting in Spanish and then suddenly changing to English.
- G/O Media began posting AI-written articles to Gizmodo in July, a move that was met with criticism from its staff and their union, GMG Union.