https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67560354

I guess since they used fake women in their swimsuit issue and enormous, morbidly obese women in their swimsuit issue, its not surprising they would use AI and fake authors for their articles.

"Sports Illustrated has removed articles after a report claimed the magazine published AI-generated articles under fake author biographies.

Tech publication Futurism first reported on the issue after finding the author headshots for sale on an AI-generated image website.

The Sports Illustrated union said staff were "horrified" and demanded "basic journalistic standards".

Sports Illustrated denies the report's claims, saying it "is not accurate".

A spokesperson for Arena Group, which owns Sports Illustrated, said in a statement that the the articles in question "were licensed content from an external, third-party company, AdVon Commerce".

"We continually monitor our partners and were in the midst of a review when these allegations were raised," Arena Group's statement continued.

The magazine's spokesperson said it was removing the content in question as it pursues an internal investigation. It has since ended its partnership with AdVon, the spokesperson added...."

I remember my father subscribed to Sports Illustrated (and many other magazines) in the 1970s/80s/90s. And not just that, but he actually read the main articles and most of the minor ones, too. He is gone now, and I can’t help but wonder who actually reads those magazines anymore? Who would pay for an advertisement in them? What purpose do they serve in the current media-universe?

SI is worthless and has been for decades.

If you were an adult pre internet you most likely subscribed to at least 2-3 magazines. If you were a sports fan pre ESPN you definitely subscribed to SI.

I loved Reader’s Digest growing up. Some good stories, some jokes. Good stuff.