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Redwood, California? Was this article written by ChatGPT? Did a local human editor even read this?
by jackfoxy 3y ago
Redwood, California?
Was this article written by ChatGPT?
Did a local human editor even read this?
- ElfinTrousers 3y agoDo human editors catch every mistake? No.
- jackfoxy 3y agoBut a news site (SFGate) that purports to be local to the area should know the name of the county seat of one of the Bay Area counties.
- ElfinTrousers 3y agoI feel ridiculous having to explain this, but it's possible to know the name of a place and still get it wrong when you intend to write it down, or overlook a mistake when reading it over.
- cronix 3y agoI see spelling mistakes all of the time in print media, and they've had spellcheck for 30+ years.
- mangosteenjuice 3y agoI can see how "Redwood City" could become "City of Redwood", and then just "Redwood", through multiple steps. I had never heard of it before moving to norcal.
- asveikau 3y agoNeil Young, who lives nearby, called it simply "Redwood" in 1972's hit Heart of Gold. (I've been to Hollywood; I've been to Redwood.)
- DerekL 3y agoIt's been fixed now.