Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears
Summary
A report supporting Australia’s ban on under-16 social media use has errors in its references, some linked to the use of the AI tool ChatGPT during editing. The report’s authors admit to using AI to rewrite parts of the text but deny that AI created false citations, which an investigation found to be incorrect or misleading.Key Facts
- Australia has a social media ban for users under 16 years old that started in December 2023.
- A $3.48 million trial tested technologies to verify users’ ages for this ban.
- The trial’s report was prepared by a UK-based group called Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS).
- The ACCS used ChatGPT to help rewrite parts of the report for clarity.
- The report contains citation errors, including wrong or fake academic references.
- Some references cited future publication dates or authors who were not involved in the papers.
- ACCS claims they verified all links and that AI was not used to generate research findings.
- A Senate inquiry is reviewing the report as part of efforts to strengthen the social media ban law.
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