When AI fabricates your quotes
Summary
Marketplace Tech host Megan McCarty Carino interviews NYU professor Meredith Broussard about a new book on AI that inadvertently included fabricated quotes. Broussard explains how AI distorts truth and erodes critical thinking, noting that users often mistake mediocre outputs for expertise. The discussion covers the decline of traditional search engines, student resistance to AI in education, and the need for stricter regulations like the EU AI Act to protect human rights.
Topics discussed
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Intro: AI book contains fabricated quotes
Meredith Broussard verifies misattributed quote
AI inaccuracy and the risk of over-trust
How AI mediocrity erodes critical thinking
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Students' principled refusal of AI in class
Global AI regulation and EU AI Act
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