The issue of AI-generated content in local journalism, particularly in Oregon, has sparked significant concern among users. Users express their frustrations with Carpenter Media Group's recent acquisitions of local news outlets, leading to significant staff cuts and a corresponding decline in quality. Many comments highlight the dangers of using AI to generate content that lacks credible research, fact-checking, and local insight. AI's capacity to produce low-quality articles is amplified by the existing problems in journalism where cheap labor has already degraded standards. The conversations emphasize a broader critique of the advertising-driven model of journalism that prioritizes clicks over quality, with suggestions for potential legal action against perpetrators of misinformation. There is a call for accountability from both corporate entities utilizing AI carelessly and government bodies to intervene in this apparent trend of degrading local journalism through profit-driven motives.