Sora Tanaka claims to be a product reviewer for US sports magazine Sports Illustrated. She has “always been a fitness guru, and loves to try different food and drinks”, according to her profile page.

“Tanaka is thrilled to bring her fitness and nutritional expertise to the Product Reviews Team, and promises to bring you nothing but the best of the best,” the profile says.

There’s only one issue: Tanaka doesn’t exist.

She’s one of a number of fake authors uncovered by science news publication Futurism, which has accused Sports Illustrated of publishing articles written by artificial intelligence without disclosing it.

Sports Illustrated “journalist” Sora Tanaka.

Futurism’s investigation found Sports Illustrated used AI to generate fake headshots and biographies for its ‘writers’, including Drew Oritz, who published a piece about “the best full-size volleyballs.”

“Volleyball is one of the most popular sports in the world, and for good reason,” one of Ortiz’ stories reads.

“It’s fast-paced, has a high skill ceiling, and is generally an exciting sport to both play and watch. Even people who don’t watch sports can easily understand the intensity and skill required to play volleyball whenever they watch clips. There’s a reason why it’s been such a mainstay in modern sports to this day.”

Sports Illustrated parent company The Arena Group dismissed the allegations, and said in a statement that the stories in question were sourced from third-party advertising company AdVon Commerce.

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Sora Tanaka is a fitness-obsessed journalist. She also doesn’t exist

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01.12.2023

Sora Tanaka claims to be a product reviewer for US sports magazine Sports Illustrated. She has “always been a fitness guru, and loves to try different food and drinks”, according to her profile page.

“Tanaka is thrilled to bring her fitness and nutritional expertise to the Product Reviews Team, and promises to bring you nothing but the best of the best,” the profile........

© The Sydney Morning Herald


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