TAG CEO TOLD TO GO

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   chef-de-jourposted 16 months ago

   The board at TAG has fired the CEO following the AI scandal of fake authorship. I'm not a business-minded person by any stretch but I feel this is a good move, an inevitable move given his 'enterprise value' stance on AI. Several other top people have been dismissed recently, offering hope for a different more inclusive approach to the future of our writing on HP. Here's hoping HP never succumb to the horror show that is the world of AI generated articles.

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      Kenna McHughposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      I hope this is a good sign for the coming year. Another issue in the same vein is that Harvard's President was accused of plagiarism for a dissertation, which is a huge breach of academic integrity.

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      Kenna McHughposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      The new CEO https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/b … r-AA1fjwvg

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      chef-de-jourposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      The crunch-time will come when HP, so far AI free and proud of it, is given the ultimatum by TAG...allow a minimum percentage of AI 'inspired' articles or wither and die in the purely human literary desert. I hope the crunch never arrives.

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      Miebakagh57posted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Serves him right.                               Using the creative mind to research, and write original content is the great deal here.

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   viryaboposted 16 months ago

   Great news to roundup the year. MHO.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 16 months ago

   While I'm very much against TAG using AI-generated work rather than paying writers to produce material, I don't see it as necessarily a hopeful situation.
   
   The "fake writer" saga, coupled with the multiple lay-offs, seem indicative of an industry that's facing multiple threats and struggling to stay afloat.
   
   I guess we'll wait and see whether TAG's future efforts to improve their "operational efficiency" benefit us writers but I'm not holding my breath.
   
   Here's a link to a Guardian article on the firing:
   
   http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 … i-articles

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   jansharesposted 16 months ago

   Wow. Good follow up to my initial post on the scandal. Glad they've taken action, holding people accountable. I hope it's good news overall. But I tend to agree with Paul: wait and see. And pray for the benefits.

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      Kenna McHughposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Yes, Jan. Let's hope the new year is much better for HP.

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      PaulGoodman67posted 16 months agoin reply to this

      The AI scandal was certainly damaging for the Sports Illustrated brand, which is a flagship publication of TAG.
      
      It's difficult to know what exactly went on or indeed, what is now going on, TAG seem to hold their cards close to their chest. It's a very different atmosphere to the old days when HP was independent and Paul E had those very public spats with Google.
      
      TAG leadership has previously denied any wrongdoing, of course, but now the CEO has been pushed out, it all seems very dramatic.

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         Kenna McHughposted 16 months agoin reply to this

         We can only speculate and hope that the temporary CEO causes positive results.

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            PaulGoodman67posted 16 months agoin reply to this

            I may be wrong but I suspect that nothing radical will happen while there's an interim executive running the show.

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               Solarasposted 16 months agoin reply to this

               This interim CEO intends to create a media empire to promote his solutions to the world's greatest problems. Hopefully he has solid solutions.

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   Jodahposted 16 months ago

   Very interesting developments. Maybe TAG will head in new directions, whether that is good or bad for us remains to be seen.

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      Solarasposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      I think it will have a major impact on TAG and how and what ads are connected with users.  He wants to eliminate the middle men and have his products support the media - like soap companies used to subsidize daytime television shows,  or the King Biscuit Flour Hour. 
      
      Maybe there is no room for us in that.  I don't know how he plans to implement this media empire on behalf of his many different ventures.  But he is going in big on media.  I expect the next CEO will answer to him.

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   Solarasposted 16 months ago

   Excellent news. He is a shyster, with no respect for the people off whom he succeeds.  Everyone who believed in his visions in the past has learned to regret that decision.

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