Can AI agents produce real news reporting in Rhode Island? A human journalist has some thoughts.

By: Philip Eil

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 1,427

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

Since July, a Rhode Island news site has been publishing stories by authors that don’t exist.

Kelly Lockhart, a housing reporter for Uprise RI, wrote about the widening gap between earnings and housing costs in the Ocean State. Correspondent Adriana Vossari covered the latest votes — on zoning, school procurement, criminal justice for juveniles, and other issues — from the Providence …

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