'The Future of Truth' Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.
2026-05-19
The New York Times
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Steven Rosenbaum's nonfiction book, "The Future of Truth," was found to contain multiple fabricated and misattributed quotes generated by AI tools ChatGPT and Claude. The author acknowledged the errors, which misled readers and undermined information integrity, and is working with editors to correct future editions. The incident occurred in the United States.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system (ChatGPT and Claude) was used in the development and writing process, and its malfunction (hallucination of quotes) directly led to the publication of fabricated or misattributed quotes, which is a form of misinformation and intellectual property violation. This constitutes harm to communities (misinformation) and a breach of intellectual property rights, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident. The author is responding to the harm, but the incident has already occurred and caused reputational and informational harm. Hence, the classification as AI Incident is appropriate.[AI generated]