Sports Illustrated published articles and images generated by AI from fictitious authors, leading to the exposure of a scandal. After the magazine removed related articles, two executives were dismissed. The publisher's CEO, Ross Levinson, announced his resignation. Controversy arose during a company meeting when executives advised employees to 'stop doing stupid things.' The company faces public pressure and its reputation and image are inevitably damaged.

The publisher of Sports Illustrated has announced the termination of its employment relationship with CEO Ross Levinson. The company faced criticism for publishing profiles attributed to non-existent writers, labeled as AI-generated. Ross Levinson will leave the company immediately, resigning from his position as CEO.

["The traditional sports publication Sports Illustrated has been accused of using AI-generated fake content in its reporting.","The questionable content includes author details like 'Drew Ortiz' and 'Tanaka Sora', with biography descriptions that are clearly inaccurate.","The Arena Group, which owns Sports Illustrated, has a partnership with AI service provider AdVon Commerce.","There are concerns that Sports Illustrated is using AI technology to mass-generate fake content.","The Arena Group denies that the articles were generated by AI."]