‘The Future of Truth’ Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Steven Rosenbaum, author of the nonfiction book "The Future of Truth," admitted to including several fabricated or misattributed quotes generated by AI in his book.
- The New York Times identified more than six such quotes during their review, prompting Rosenbaum to acknowledge the errors and launch his own investigation.
- Rosenbaum stated the inclusion of incorrect quotes was accidental and took full responsibility, noting he used AI tools ChatGPT and Claude during the research and writing process.
- He is working with editors to review and correct the affected passages, with plans to amend future editions of the book accordingly.
- The book was published by BenBella Books and distributed by Simon and Schuster, both of which have not commented on the issue.