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  "path": "/2026/03/11/ars-fires-reporter-for-accidentally-using-fake-ai-quotes/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T19:15:47.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "ars technica",
    "conde nast",
    "ai",
    "ai agent",
    "automation",
    "benj edwards",
    "code",
    "fabrications",
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  "textContent": "Last month we reported on a strange story in two strange parts: first, a coder had his AI agent create an entire smear campaign against a coding repository volunteer because he rejected AI code. Second, an Ars Technica journalist named Benj Edwards used a bunch of quotes made up by ChatGPT in a story about […]",
  "title": "Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes"
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