The bylines are known, check in 4-5 months whether either or both names still appear on new articles or not..

They're both still on the staff page presently. https://arstechnica.com/staff-directory/

It is definitely not a good look for a "Senior AI Reporter."

Yeah the problem is we understood AI reporter as reporting on AI not by AI.

This is a US holiday weekend and lots of people are going to be on weekend vacations. Check back on Wednesday.

Then they should take their time publishing this statement.

Nobody is in a hurry.

The lack of specificity to me suggests that someone probably is getting fired. It is written as if legal vetted every word.