Chicago newspaper prints a summer reading list. The problem? There are no books

Good luck taking the books in each other Unofficial Summer Reading List From the Chicago Sun.

I hope to say to the “multifaceted saga” Tidewater dreams For example, by Isabel Allende? To keep the dream. Maybe a science-controlled story like Andy Weir The last algorithm More to your taste? The algorithm cannot help you.

Then, Min Jin Lee’s “riveting tale in Seoul’s underground economy” Night market? Sorry – everything you’ll find is the shadow.

Because the authors can be real, the books are not actually available. And the Chicago Sun-Times roast online To publish a Created List AI. The paper could not explain exactly how the fabric was prevalent.

“As we talk, we look at how we print this. This is not an editorial content and has not been approved or confirmed by those in the sun. On Tuesday morning, the Social Media Platform wrote in Bluesky.

In a statement on CBC News, the Chicago Sun-Times spokesman Victor Lim, in addition, “King’s features were a licensed editorial, listening, an unproductive auditory unit in the sun or by the sun or by the sun or by the sun or by the sun or by). “

“But it is unacceptable for any content we give to our readers,” he said.

King features are American content manufacturer. LIB explained that the newspaper has historically relies on content partners for broader coverage outside the local coverage, but “we need to actively evaluate new processes and partnerships, taking into account the latest developments.”

A statement on CBC News, the Sun-Times Guild confirmed that the unity representing the editorial officer in the newspaper – a section of the Summer Guide “without knowledge of the members of our room”.

“Along with our work, the fact that the content of the AI ​​generated this ‘is a sixty additional page of this’, and for our spectators, and for our relations and the jurisdiction of our unity.”

“Our members are making great efforts to trust our sources and communities, and this is terrified with slop syndication.

True authors, fake books

Tuesday, social media users began to add the “Heat Index” of the Chicago Sun-Times on May 18. The index was “15 titles, new and old,” was “summer reading list” for 2025. “

The problem is often fake the most books in the list to celebrate as a reader.

“This reading list, Brit Bennett, Isabel Allende, Andy Weir, Taylor Jinkins Reid, Min Jin Lee, Ruma Alam, Rebecca Makkai, Percival O’Farrell and Delia Owens’ No Headlines !!!” write BlueSky User Bracken MacLeod.

Indeed, a quick search of 15 books on the list shows that nine is simply not available. For example, Chilean-American author Allende, wrote Book with thembut none of these Tidewater dreams. (CBC News, in fact, could not find any fabricated book with this title.)

Praised the international level for Lee’s books Free meals for a millionaire and Pachinko (Finalist for the National Book Award) but did not write anything called Night market (Neither the one that CBC news can say).

Bestseller Taylor Jenlor Jenkins Reid’s fans can easily explain to you the author of the hits easily on the list Daisy Jones & Six and Evelyn Hugo seven husbands He did not write anything The collector piece.

The book was transferred to Maggie O’Farrell, DripHe seems to be authored by author Charlotte McConaghy.

There are several books called Salt and Honey, The 10th book in the list, but the author sold not written by Delia Owens and none of the books Salt and honey In fact, “Utah is placed in the salt apartments.”

The last four books on the list of 15 are real and written by the correct authors.

But … how?

According to Technical Journalism Company 404 MediaCreated by the list Marco buscagliaChicago-based writer, content strategist and teacher. He confirmed that at least partially created by AI.

“I sometimes use the EU, but I always check out the material. This time I can’t believe me because I missed me.” And I’m 100 percent. “

Some social media users He said it seems Other articles in heat index It may also be created in the AI, which indicates the invisible experts. For example, the screenshots of an article called “Summer Food Trends” quotes a food anthropologist called Cornell University Cathropol Furst, who can not find on the Internet.

Another screenshot of an article about “Campus Hammock Culture” is another screening image, to build a clear way, cannot be tracked on the Internet.

AI can make a mistake. Hallucinations are called – the mistakes that occur when the system does not contain enough context.

This New York Times At the beginning of this month, instead of better AI hallucinations, better information, better information is worsened, it is better to get better deterrent to search engines like Google and Bing. “

‘A learning moment’

This was first fired for the first time to use the EU content. Sport DescriptionFor example, in 2023 prepared headings AI was reported to use the authors. News speech CNET had to have a number of key adjustments To help you write their stories after using AI the same year.

And whoever claims can forget AI created Microsoft article Has the “beautiful” Ottawa Food Bank recommended as a tourist lunch place?

Like The NPL reportsThe Solar Times’ fake summer reading list was announced two months later the documents announced 20 percent.

In a formal statement about him Website Tuesday afternoonChicago Sun-Times, a freelancer of the content partner has used the AI ​​to write the article, and this “should be the moment of learning for all journalism of our work.”

The article is removed from digital publications, admitted that this statement was published in other newspapers. Paper’s policy “Licensed editor of the Licensed Editor of the Licensed Licensed, said that the content we created by the same editorial standards.