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🤖 Al Search Engines Give Incorrect Answers At An Alarming 60% Rate
Generative AI search tools are becoming more popular, but they have a major issue: poor citation of news sources. While tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity provide quick answers, they often fail to properly credit the original sources of news content.
Key Findings
A recent study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism tested eight AI search tools and found:
60% of responses were incorrect. Some tools, like Grok 3, answered 94% of queries wrong.
Premium models like Perplexity Pro were worse than free versions, giving confident but incorrect answers.
Misattribution: AI tools often cited syndicated versions of articles or fabricated URLs, denying original publishers proper credit and traffic.
Issues with Crawler Access
AI tools ignored publisher restrictions (e.g., robots.txt), using content they were supposed to avoid.
Fabricated citations: Tools often misattributed articles, damaging the credibility of news sources.
Why It Matters
Publishers lose control over their content, which is used without proper permission.
Misinformation risk increases as users are misled by wrong citations.
Revenue loss for publishers who miss out on web traffic and ad income.
The Future of AI in News
To be trustworthy, AI search tools need to improve citation practices:
Transparency: Users must know where information comes from.
Publisher rights: AI must respect publishers' wishes about using their content.
Conclusion
As AI search tools continue to evolve, there’s hope for improvement. However, the current state shows serious flaws in how these tools handle news citations. If we are to trust AI with our information, these issues must be addressed. For now, it’s essential for users to be cautious about the accuracy of AI-generated information and for publishers to fight for their rights to proper attribution.
Ultimately, AI must evolve to respect the integrity of news content and improve citation practices to ensure that the information we receive is reliable and sourced properly.
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🔑 Anthropic has made several updates to the Claude 3.7 Sonnet API to help developers increase throughput and reduce token usage by up to 70%, with early users reporting an average reduction of 14%.
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🔍 A paper generated by The AI Scientist-v2 by Sakana AI passed the peer-review process at an ICLR 2025 workshop. This marks the first time a fully AI-generated paper has passed the same peer-review process that human scientists go through.
🌐 Perplexity has launched a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for its Sonar model, which lets Claude access real-time web search features.
⚖️ The double-edged sword of AI development: while it has the potential to bring great advancements, it also carries significant risks that are hard to control. This has led AI leaders to experience their own "Oppenheimer moment," a reference to a pivotal scene in the Oppenheimer film, where scientists realize they have lost control over their creation.
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AI CHART
The 2025 Student Generative AI Survey shows a big jump in the use of AI tools among undergraduate students.
Key Findings:
92% of students are using AI tools now, compared to 66% in 2024. Most students, 88%, have used generative AI for their assessments, a significant rise from 53% last year.
Students mainly use AI to save time (51%) and improve the quality of their work (50%). It’s clear AI is helping students get tasks done faster and better.
80% of students say their institutions have a clear AI policy, and 42% believe their professors are well-prepared to support AI use, up from just 18% in 2024.
However, there’s still a digital divide. Men use AI more than women, and wealthier students have better access to premium AI tools.
Even though students want more support, only 36% have received training to develop their AI skills, and 53% feel their institutions should provide AI tools.
Conclusion:
With AI becoming a bigger part of education, it’s important for schools to review their policies, offer better training, and ensure all students have equal access to these tools to get ready for a future where AI is everywhere.
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