Space Daily Published AI Slop Under Fake NASA and ESA Expert Bylines
A Futurism investigation found that Space Daily, owned by Brown Brothers Media, published AI-generated content under invented expert personas. Profiles of "Dr. Katherine Chen" of NASA JPL and "Dr. James Whitfield" of ESA were fabricated, and both agencies confirmed the people do not exist. After the inquiry began, the company mass-deleted articles and fake author bios.
- Space Daily draws an estimated 10 million page views per month
- Profiles of "Katherine Chen" and "James Whitfield" were fabricated
- ESA confirmed Whitfield never worked there
- Brown Brothers Media deleted articles and bios after Futurism's inquiry
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