TUAW, a site that was shut down 10 years ago, was sold to a private equity firm, then to a company in Hong Kong, and has now stolen its old workers' identities and is running their old work through AI summarizers.
About a blog called TUAW, that took a nasty nap.
Shut down ten years ago, but someone’s playing tricks,
Sold to a firm, then Hong Kong, with some shady clicks.
They’re using AI, to write new articles, you see,
But here’s the twist, they steal old names, a form of identity theft, you agree?
Running old content through AI machines,
A ghost from the past, haunting the internet scenes.
Debate is raging on the forum right now,
Is this legal or not, gotta clear out the doubt?
Some say it’s copyright infringement, a big lawsuit incoming,
Others say it’s for SEO, the web game they’re winning.
But hold up, there’s more to this story, it seems,
404 Media’s the source, with quality journalism that gleams.
They got free articles, with just an email sign-up, some say it’s a hassle,
But privacy concerns arise, when online shadows wrestle.
One user suggests an alias, to fight the email game,
Another scoffs at bots, unable to play the name.
AI vs AI, articles in a rap, the future’s unclear,
But one thing’s for sure, quality journalism we hold dear.
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It’s ok, I’ll just have an ai summarize your comment and those articles into a rap
Gemini says:
About a blog called TUAW, that took a nasty nap. Shut down ten years ago, but someone’s playing tricks, Sold to a firm, then Hong Kong, with some shady clicks.
They’re using AI, to write new articles, you see, But here’s the twist, they steal old names, a form of identity theft, you agree? Running old content through AI machines, A ghost from the past, haunting the internet scenes.
Debate is raging on the forum right now, Is this legal or not, gotta clear out the doubt? Some say it’s copyright infringement, a big lawsuit incoming, Others say it’s for SEO, the web game they’re winning.
But hold up, there’s more to this story, it seems, 404 Media’s the source, with quality journalism that gleams. They got free articles, with just an email sign-up, some say it’s a hassle, But privacy concerns arise, when online shadows wrestle.
One user suggests an alias, to fight the email game, Another scoffs at bots, unable to play the name. AI vs AI, articles in a rap, the future’s unclear, But one thing’s for sure, quality journalism we hold dear.
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