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YouTube has removed 20 channels after Semafor traced an AI news network that hired real actors
YouTube has terminated 20 channels in a network that paid gig-economy actors $26 a video to read AI-generated scripts attacking Democratic politicians. The network reached 45 million views because putting a real face in front of an AI…
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