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"path": "/2026/03/11/ars-fires-reporter-for-accidentally-using-fake-ai-quotes/",
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"ars technica",
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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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