2025-04-09 11:24:02.AIbase.17.0k
AI: A Poison Pill for Media? Quartz's Demise Shows the Peril of Low-Quality AI Content
Once a respected business publication, Quartz was recently sold off cheaply after a confusing period of low-quality AI-generated content, resulting in the near-complete dismantling of its editorial team. This serves as a cautionary tale, highlighting the potentially devastating consequences of the media industry's uncritical embrace of poor-quality AI. As recounted by co-founder Zach Seward (now head of AI initiatives at the New York Times) in a blog post, Quartz has changed hands several times since its founding in 2012. Last week, it was sold to Canadian software company Redbri.
