Book About AI and Truth Faces Scrutiny After Using AI-Generated Quotes
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Kate Knibbs
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Summary
Steve Rosenbaum's book "The Future of Truth," which examines how AI distorts perceptions of reality, faced controversy after The New York Times reported it contained multiple fabricated or misattributed quotes. Rosenbaum admitted to including "improperly attributed or synthetic" quotes, creating an ironic situation where a book about AI's impact on truth was itself compromised by AI-generated content.
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Rosenbaum, who has a master's degree in 'truth' from New York University, admitted that he had accidentally included 'a handful' of 'improperly attributed or synthetic' quotes
The New York Times reported that the book contained over a half-dozen made-up or misattributed quotes
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