The globally influential entertainment review aggregation website Metacritic, commonly known as "M Site," has recently issued a strong statement, indicating that it will take strict measures to combat AI-generated reviews in order to maintain the authority it has built over the past 25 years.

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The founder of Metacritic pointed out that with changes in the media industry, some websites have experienced a decline in content quality after being acquired or having their teams changed, including issues such as plagiarism, unauthorized use, and fraudulent practices involving AI-written reviews. In response to this situation, M Site has clearly stated its "zero-tolerance" attitude:

  • Immediate Removal: Once AI-generated review content is discovered, the platform will delete it immediately.

  • Permanent Ban: During the investigation and verification period, M Site will terminate cooperation with relevant media; if the fraud is confirmed, it will permanently remove them from the list of included sites.

This statement seems to be triggered by a recent public controversy. The overseas media Videogamer published a review on M Site about "Resident Evil: Requiem" (also known as "Resident Evil 9"), but due to the strange logic in the article, it was widely questioned by players whether it was generated by AI, and even the authenticity of the author's identity was doubted.