AI can’t even tell you the chronological order of ‘Star Wars’ movies

• The tech news site Gizmodo has begun experimenting with posting AI-written articles.
• A recent article on the “Star Wars” films had numerous errors, The Washington Post reported.
• Gizmodo employees are livid, saying the inaccuracies damage the publication’s reputation.

As news outlets begin experimenting with Artificial Intelligence to help write their stories, the tech news site Gizmodo this week was reminded of the importance of editors in overseeing the process.

On Wednesday, about ten minutes after employees at the outlet were told AI-assisted bots would be generating news stories for the site, an article by “Gizmodo Bot” was posted, listing all the “Star Wars” films and TV shows in chronological order — and it was riddled with errors, The Washington Post reported.