How Stuff Works replaced writers with GPT-generated content and laid off editors
How Stuff Works replaced writers with GPT-generated content and laid off editors
One of my former (and very long-term) freelance gigs, How Stuff Works, has replaced writers with ChatGPT-generated content and also laid off its excellent editorial staff. It seems that going forward, when articles I wrote are updated by ChatGPT, my byline will still appear at the top of the artic...
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Bizarre. Not even keep a few editors for... the editing??
I wonder how this will affect the Stuff You Should Know podcsst.
They haven’t been associated for awhile, the company owning HowStuffWorks spun off the podcasting division in 2017 before selling it to iHeartMedia in 2018 https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/iheartmedia-stuff-media-howstuffworks-podcast-acquisition-1202939938/
Oh, great to know!! They are my favorite duo, and I often here them talk about How Stuff Works articles.
Thank you for the link.
I quit SYSK when iheart bought it, creating a vertical monopoly... And turning SYSK into a purely capital enterprise. Josh and Chuck rule. Wish they would do more of their own work off of the iheart platform.
Hm, I guess I haven't paid attention to the ownership, I just skip past the ads to the content.
They will always be worth listening to.