Media analysis company launched a real-time system to spot so-called "AI content farms." More than 3,000 of these sites have already been flagged, and the count is climbing fast, El.kz cites the Decoder.

AI content farms are websites that pump out massive amounts of AI-generated, often inaccurate news and information to cash in on ad revenue or spread propaganda.

The new system pairs Newsguard's data with Pangram Labs' automated AI detection software. The software first flags websites where a significant chunk of the content comes from AI. Human analysts then review the results and weed out false positives.

So far, the system has identified 3006 AI content farms, according to Newsguard. That number has more than doubled in a year and is currently growing by 300 to 500 new sites per month.

A site gets labeled an AI content farm when three conditions are met: a significant share of its content is AI-generated, the site doesn't disclose that fact, and the layout makes it look like the articles were written by human journalists.

These sites typically sport generic names like "Times Business News" or "Business Post," push out dozens of articles a day, and frequently serve as the origin point for fake news about brands, health topics, politicians, or celebrities.