Opinion | AI Is a Threat to Everything the American People Hold Dear - WSJ
Opinion | AI Is a Threat to Everything the American People Hold Dear WSJ
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A New York Times critic used AI to write a review, but good criticism can’t be outsourced
An author and freelance journalist has admitted to using AI to help him write a book review for The New York Times . Alex Preston’s review of Jean-Baptiste Andrea’s novel Watching Over Her , published by The New York Times in January 2026, draws phrases and full paragraphs from Christobel Kent’s review in The Guardian . The “error” was brought to light by a reader, who alerted The New York Times to the similarities. Preston told The Guardian he is “hugely embarassed” and “made a huge mistake.” The Times promptly dropped Preston, calling his “reliance on A.I. and his use of unattributed work by another writer” a “clear violation of the Times’s standards.” An editor’s note now precedes the review online, advising readers of the issue and providing a link to the Guardian review. Preston’s apo
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