Erin Woo,

We are thrilled to announce that Erin Woo has joined The Information to report on startups and venture capital. Previously, she was a reporting fellow on the technology desk at The New York Times, where she wrote about startups, the Elizabeth Holmes trial and tech news ranging from QR codes to cryptocurrency. Erin started her career as an intern covering local and metro news at The Mercury News and WNYC. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives in San Francisco and can be reached at [email protected] and at @erinkwoo on Twitter.

Biography:  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/erin-woo-joins-the-informations-startup-team

68%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • The author uses sensationalism by describing Leopold Aschenbrenner as an ally of Ilya Sutskever and Pavel Izmailov as a researcher who worked on reasoning, which creates a false impression that these individuals are somehow more important or trustworthy than others.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The article is biased towards The Information's interests and agenda by implying that OpenAI has fired two researchers for allegedly leaking information without providing any evidence to support this claim.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The two fired staffers include Leopold Aschenbrenner and Pavel Izmailov. > Leopold Aschenbrenner was an ally of OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, who participated in a failed effort to force out CEO Sam Altman last fall.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not disclose the source or nature of the leak, nor provides any context or explanation for why it is relevant.
  • The author uses language that creates a false sense of urgency by stating that OpenAI has fired two researchers for allegedly leaking information without providing any evidence to support this claim.

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