Culture&Liberal
AI Writes Fast. Editors Still Have to Judge.
Judgment — and the responsibility that comes with it — still belongs to people
In January 2023, CNET quietly published 77 AI-generated articles, and the errors and plagiarism surfaced only months later. As the cost of generating text falls toward zero, the cost of judging it rises — and that judgment is precisely what editors are for.
May 28, 2026