The cycle of misinformation: AI search summaries cite AI errors, making factchecking difficult
AI is used, introducing a hallucinated journal article into an inquiry submission
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The submission is published on the government website
The submission is indexed by search engines and AI crawlers
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Searching the hallucinated reference may now show an AI summary as if it were a real study, sometimes citing the submission as a source
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The submission is published on the government website
AI is used, introducing a hallucinated journal article into an inquiry submission
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Searching the hallucinated reference may now show an AI summary as if it were a real study, sometimes citing the submission as a source
The submission is indexed by search engines and AI crawlers
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2
AI is used, introducing a hallucinated journal article into an inquiry submission
The submission is published on the government website
3
4
The submission is indexed by search engines and AI crawlers
Searching the hallucinated reference may now show an AI summary as if it were a real study, sometimes citing the submission as a source
1
2
AI is used, introducing a hallucinated journal article into an inquiry submission
The submission is published on the government website
3
4
The submission is indexed by search engines and AI crawlers
Searching the hallucinated reference may now show an AI summary as if it were a real study, sometimes citing the submission as a source
AI is used, introducing a hallucinated journal article into an inquiry submission
1
2
The submission is published on the government website
The submission is indexed by search engines and AI crawlers
3
4
Searching the hallucinated reference may now show an AI summary as if it were a real study, sometimes citing the submission as a source
2
1
The submission is published on the government website
AI is used, introducing a hallucinated journal article into an inquiry submission
4
3
Searching the hallucinated reference may now show an AI summary as if it were a real study, sometimes citing the submission as a source
The submission is indexed by search engines and AI crawlers
1
2
AI is used, introducing a hallucinated journal article into an inquiry submission
The submission is published on the government website
3
4
The submission is indexed by search engines and AI crawlers
Searching the hallucinated reference may now show an AI summary as if it were a real study, sometimes citing the submission as a source
1
2
AI is used, introducing a hallucinated journal article into an inquiry submission
The submission is published on the government website
3
4
Searching the hallucinated reference may now show an AI summary as if it were a real study, sometimes citing the submission as a source
The submission is indexed by search engines and AI crawlers