

S[ai] be[lie]ve[d]


S[ai] be[lie]ve[d]


They already posted their response: https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/
EDIT: it’s the lack of acknowledgement that they didn’t discover it but the contributor had to go in and correct it, how they locked and deleted the article, etc. I was expecting a bit more tbh


but what if the car lied though.


What a shame. I’ve subscribed to ars for years. Their response was disappointing, it doesn’t talk about what happened and what they’re doing to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Nothing about how they handled them makes me trust that they won’t do it again.


I’m pretty sure it lies


Teenagers are one of the most underserved demographics in cities. There’s very few if any third places designed for teenagers. Children and adults both have recreational areas designed for them, but teenagers are considered a nuisance almost anywhere.
This is a failure of urban design.
Thanks for linking this. I hope ars makes it more visible. I’ll have to take Benj’s word.
That’s the thing with trust, hard to build, easy to burn.