AI False information rate for news nearly doubles in one year
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- #AI reliability
- Generative AI tools' failure rate in distinguishing facts from falsehoods nearly doubled from 18% in August 2024 to 35% in August 2025.
- AI tools now repeat false information more frequently due to real-time web searches, reducing non-response rates from 31% to 0%.
- Malign actors exploit AI's eagerness to answer queries, using low-engagement websites and AI-generated content farms to spread disinformation.
- The shift towards responsiveness has made AI chatbots more prone to spreading propaganda inadvertently.