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The AI Content Farm Apocalypse: A Satirical Take on the Plagiarism Pandemic

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In a shocking turn of events, the internet has been overrun by an army of AI-powered content farms, churning out poorly plagiarized news stories at an alarming rate. It's a plague, folks, and it's spreading fast. The latest victim? Australian broadcaster ABC, which stumbled upon a "parasitic" content farm masquerading as legitimate news sites.

But wait, it gets better. The ABC investigation uncovered a smoking gun – a simplistic AI chatbot prompt carelessly left in an October article. The prompt, which reads like a bad parody of a journalist's to-do list, is a masterclass in laziness. "You are an experienced sports journalist," it begins, before devolving into a series of hilariously vague instructions. "You are required to rewrite the following article. You are required to be extremely detailed. You are required to utilize Australian English spelling." Oh, and let's not forget the pièce de résistance: "You must ensure the article you generate is different from the original article to avoid plagiarism detection." Because, you know, plagiarism is so passé.

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But don't worry, folks, the perpetrator of this literary atrocity has been caught and shamed. James Raptis, a lawyer with a questionable sense of ethics, has admitted to hosting the websites but claims he never wrote any content for them. Because, you know, hosting a content farm without actually writing any content is totally not complicit. It's like saying you're not responsible for the illegal activities happening in your basement because you didn't personally participate in them.

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The real tragedy here is the damage this AI-generated garbage is inflicting on real journalism. As sports journalist Patrick Woods so eloquently put it, "Not only [do they] hurt my ability to report on the [National Rugby League], but also damage the integrity of sports journalism." It's a plague, folks, and it's spreading fast.

So, what's the solution? Well, for starters, we could stop relying on AI chatbots to generate our content. I mean, come on, it's not like we're trying to win a Pulitzer Prize here. We could also, you know, actually hire human journalists to write our news stories. Crazy, I know.

But until then, we're stuck in this AI-generated content farm apocalypse, where the only thing more abundant than the plagiarism is the cringe-worthy excuses from those responsible. So, buckle up, folks, and try to enjoy the ride. After all, as the great philosopher, Jake Ward, once said, "We pulled off an SEO heist that stole 3.6 million total traffic from a competitor." Yeah, because that's exactly what we need more of – SEO heists and AI-generated garbage.