The New York Times cuts freelancer after AI tool copied from existing book review

The New York Times cut ties with freelancer Alex Preston after a review he submitted contained passages nearly identical to a Guardian review.

Preston had used an AI tool while writing a review of Jean-Baptiste Andrea's 'Watching Over Her' and did not notice the overlap.

A reader spotted the matching text, prompting the Times' action; the article also cites a similar Ars Technica case where ChatGPT produced fabricated quotes.