AI put "synthetic quotes" in his book. But this author wants to keep using it.
Summary
Author Steven Rosenbaum used AI tools to help research his new book but found some quotes AI created were not accurate or real. He is now fixing these mistakes with his editors but says he will keep using AI because it helps him find ideas and information.Key Facts
- Steven Rosenbaum is a journalist and author of the book The Future of Truth: How AI Reshapes Reality.
- The book discusses how AI changes the nature of truth by mixing and altering information.
- A New York Times investigation found some quotes in the book were “synthetic,” meaning AI made them up or attributed them incorrectly.
- Examples include a tech reporter and a professor who said the quotes were never said or did not appear in their work.
- Rosenbaum is doing a full review with editors to correct the errors in future editions.
- He used AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude mainly for research tasks like finding articles and summarizing ideas.
- He says the main writing, interviews, and arguments in the book are his own, not written by AI.
- Rosenbaum believes AI is useful and will continue to use it, but he plans to check its results more carefully.
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