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AI models fall for fabricated disease study, highlighting misinformation risks

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A researcher created a fictional disease, complete with fabricated studies and obvious signs of forgery, yet AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity took it seriously. The researcher even included a thank-you note to a professor from Starfleet Academy for a laboratory aboard the USS Enterprise, highlighting the AI's susceptibility to misinformation. AI

IMPACT Highlights the critical need for improved AI fact-checking and susceptibility to misinformation in generative models.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses an experiment where AI models were fooled by fabricated research, serving as commentary on AI's susceptibility to misinformation.

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AI models fall for fabricated disease study, highlighting misinformation risks

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Čeština(CS) · [email protected] ·

    Researcher invented a disease, attached fake studies, and added obvious signs of forgery to the text, including thanks to a professor from Starfleet Academy for the lab

    Výzkumnice vymyslela nemoc, přiložila falešné studie a do textu přidala očividné známky podvrhu, včetně poděkování profesorce ze Starfleet Academy za laboratoř na palubě USS Enterprise. ChatGPT, Gemini i Perplexity ji přesto braly vážně. www.nationalgeographic.cz/veda/ai-medi... …

    LINKS nationalgeographic.cz/…/ai-medicina-dezin…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Čeština(CS) · [email protected] ·

    Researcher invented a disease, attached fake studies, and added obvious signs of forgery to the text, including thanks to a professor from Starfleet Academy for the lab

    Výzkumnice vymyslela nemoc, přiložila falešné studie a do textu přidala očividné známky podvrhu, včetně poděkování profesorce ze Starfleet Academy za laboratoř na palubě USS Enterprise. ChatGPT, Gemini i Perplexity ji přesto braly vážně. www.nationalgeographic.cz/veda/ai-medi... …

    LINKS nationalgeographic.cz/…/ai-medicina-dezin…

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