Top news app caught sharing “entirely false” AI-generated news
NewsBreak, shared an AI-generated story about a fake New Jersey shooting last Christmas Eve
the cops' Facebook post said. "It seems this 'news' outlet's AI writes fiction they have no problem publishing to readers."
the AI wholly fabricates events. A Pennsylvania charity, Harvest912, told Reuters that it had to turn homeless people away when NewsBreak falsely advertised a 24-hour foot-care clinic.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/top-news-app-caught-sharing-fake-ai-news-based-on-ai-summaries/
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