Overview
- The unintended text appeared at the end of a Business-section article on auto sales, displaying a ChatGPT offer to produce a snappier front-page version.
- An X user, Man Aman Singh Chhina, posted a photo of the printed page, and the image quickly drew wide attention and commentary.
- Dawn said the printed AI artefact violated its existing AI policy and issued an apology in an editor’s note.
- The publication stated that the AI-generated text was edited out of the digital version of the story.
- Online reaction ranged from mockery to concern, with media commentators stressing that AI tools should assist rather than replace human editorial oversight.