AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · Apr 147/10
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Echoes of Automation: The Increasing Use of LLMs in Newsmaking
A comprehensive study analyzing over 40,000 news articles finds substantial increases in LLM-generated content across major, local, and college news outlets, with advanced AI detectors identifying widespread adoption especially in local and college media. The research reveals LLMs are primarily used for article introductions while conclusions remain manually written, producing more uniform writing styles with higher readability but lower formality that raises concerns about journalistic integrity.