Overview

• The Chicago Sun-Times published a summer reading list featuring ten fake books, generated by AI and falsely attributed to well-known authors.
• Freelance writer Marco Buscaglia admitted to using AI to create the list without proper fact-checking, calling the mistake '100% on me.'
• The syndicated content, produced by King Features, also ran in the Philadelphia Inquirer and bypassed editorial review at both papers.
• The Sun-Times removed the section from its e-paper, issued an apology, offered subscriber credits, and announced updates to its third-party content policies.
• The Sun-Times Guild and Chicago Public Media emphasized the need for stronger editorial oversight to prevent similar incidents in the future.