A New York Times critic, Alex Preston, used AI to write a review of Jean-Baptiste Andrea's novel Watching Over Her, which was mistakenly mistaken for another review by a reader. The Times subsequently dropped Preston, citing his reliance on AI and his use of unattributed work by another writer as a violation of Times standards. The author's apology to The Guardian raises more questions about the ethics of using AI, suggesting that if Preston had removed overlapping language from another review, the issue would have been resolved.