If it's unethical, then some of the largest news organizations in the world are guilty of it. AI-written copy has been part of the mix at the Associated Press

If it's unethical, then some of the largest news organizations in the world are guilty of it. AI-written copy has been part of the mix at the Associated Press since 2014. They create automated text stories from structured sets of data using natural language generation; their first efforts were corporate earnings stories for all publicly traded companies in the United States, increasing output by a factor of 10. They now apply similar technology to some sports previews and game recaps globally.