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Controversy... What controversy? It sounds more like blatant journalistic malpractice
When I suggested he be fired on another thread I received several responses saying "he made a mistake" and "he was sick", and many downvotes in return.
The comments here around this were so... Off. I guess nothing was certain, but we were supposed to believe that the author was too sick to write an article, but also writing an article and using an AI "tool" at the same time.
Hindsight is 20/20, but popular defenses at the time were
You know that the writer himself is quoted in the OP article, right?
Yes...? I saw his comments weeks ago, and smelled something off about them. And apparently Ars agreed, and determined they were lacking.
And now, "Edwards said he was unable to comment at this time."