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AI-generated fake tan article was submitted as a ‘hoax’ - Irish Times

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, Irish Times editor, says a review into the incident is ongoing

It follows the removal of an opinion column from the newspaper’s website on Friday, which called on Irish women to stop using fake tan as it was "form of cultural appropriation.“ Picture: file

The editor of the Irish Times has issued a letter of apology following the publication of what is strongly believed to be an AI-generated article, saying the newspaper “got it badly wrong”.

It follows the removal of an opinion column from the newspaper’s website on Friday, which called on Irish women to stop using fake tan as it was "form of cultural appropriation.“

The piece was attributed to Adriana Acosta-Cortez, an immigrant from Ecuador. The ...