Just a few weeks after CNET started generating articles with AI, a large-scale personnel reduction was carried out, 10% of the main members were fired, and the editor-in-chief resigned and turned to AI

It has been discovered that the long-established news site ``CNET'' has been publishing articles generated by AI since around November 2022, and it is also possible that the AI-generated articles contained text that looked exactly like the articles of competitors. It is clear. It became clear that a large-scale personnel reduction was carried out at such CNET. In addition, it is also known that Mr. Connie Guglielmo, who was the editor-in-chief of CNET, will be appointed as senior vice president of the AI content strategy department.

CNET is doing big layoffs just weeks after AI-generated stories came to light - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/2/23622231/cnet-layoffs-ai-articles-seo-red-ventures

CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo steps down for AI-generated content role - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/2/23622836/cnet-eic-takes-red-ventures-ai-content-job-connie-guglielmo

CNET is a news site that was established in the 1990s and has dealt with information about technology and business. However, from around November 2022, ``Articles written by AI'' will be published. Since the AI-made articles posted on CNET had problems such as ``contains serious errors'' and ``contains sentences that are exactly like the articles of competitors'', CNET is a big open to criticism.

AI-made articles posted on the news site ``CNET'' still contained serious errors even after human fact-checking-GIGAZINE

The AI used by CNET to create articles was independently developed by the media company `` Red Ventures '', which acquired CNET in 2020. Since the acquisition by Red Ventures, CNET has emphasized 'being posted at the top of Google search results'. In addition, changes such as an increase in the display of highly profitable advertisements such as 'credit card' and 'loan' were also confirmed.

Newly, the overseas media The Verge reported that about 10% of CNET's main members were dismissed. In addition, CNET's editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo resigned, and Adam Auriemma, former editor-in-chief of the financial media 'NextAdvisor' operated by Red Ventures in the past, will be appointed as CNET's editor-in-chief. It is also reported that he will be appointed senior vice president of the AI content strategy division.

In a message to employees, Carlos Angrisano, president of financial services at Red Ventures, said of the job cuts, 'How to prepare for the future by simplifying operations and technology stacks, and by investing time and energy. We need to focus on something,” he said. In addition, Mr. Angrisano lists categories suitable for monetization such as 'consumer technology', 'home and health', 'energy', 'broadband' and 'asset management' as CNET's future priority categories.

Ivey O'Neal, senior communications manager at CNET, confirmed the job cuts are true, saying, ``Today, CNET has implemented a team reorganization, which means saying goodbye to many of our colleagues. 'It was a difficult decision to lay off employees, but we believe that headcount reductions are critical to the viability and future growth of our business.'