The Irish Times has apologized after publishing a fake op-ed created by artificial intelligence. Titled "Irish women's obsession with fake tanning is problematic," the paper quickly became one of the most widely read articles on the newspaper's website.
The article was signed by a fictional Ecuadorian writer named Adriana Acosta-Cortez. The newspaper deleted the article the next day and said on Sunday that its publication "constituted a breach of trust between The Irish Times and its readers"