Thursday 04 June 2026 5:01 am  |  Updated:  Wednesday 03 June 2026 4:14 pm

There should have been an op-ed here but you filed AI slop

By: Anna Moloney

Deputy Comment and Features Editor

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City AM’s inbox is drowning in AI-written pitches. Anna Moloney, who now spends her days copy and pasting them into detection software, has had enough

In this slot there should have been an op-ed. A punchy one from a high-flying lawyer on the ever raging debate around inheritance tax, perfectly attuned to the interests of City AM readers. However, as is now happening at an alarming regularity, what said lawyer filed was not an insightful piece drawing on their many years of experience and expertise, but 600 words of AI-generated slop. 

I will not name, but I will shame. 

Unfortunately, this is no longer a rare occurrence. In the last few weeks, running copy filed by those I thought were reputable contacts through AI detection software has become a core, and unloved, part of my job. This week alone, I have........

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