An Ars Technica article about an AI agent's critical report on a human engineer was retracted due to fabricated quotes. The quotes attributed to the engineer, Scott Shambaugh, were generated by an AI tool. Ars' editor-in-chief, Ken Fisher, acknowledged the "serious failure" and apologized for the fabricated content. One of the article's authors, Ben Edwards, took full responsibility and apologized to Shambaugh on Bluesky. Edwards admitted the error and explained he was too unwell to correct the issue when he discovered it. He clarified his actions were based on a poor choice rather than malicious intent. Ars Technica initially published the article on February 13th before retracting it. Edwards highlighted the irony of an AI-focused article failing due to AI-generated inaccuracies. This incident led to Edwards being fired by Ars Technica at the end of February. The retraction exposed the pitfalls of AI-assisted journalism and the need for stringent fact-checking.