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AI chatbots distort the news, BBC finds - see what they get wrong
Four major AI chatbots are churning out "significant inaccuracies" and "distortions" when asked to summarize news stories, according to a BBC investigation. OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini, and Perplexity AI were each presented with news content from BBC's website and then asked questions about the news.
AI chatbots unable to accurately summarise news, BBC finds
Four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories, according to research carried out by the BBC. The BBC gave OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini and Perplexity AI content from the BBC website then asked them questions about the news.
AI Chatbots Are Still Bad at Facts, Says BBC Study
The study revealed that those popular AI assistants often gave incorrect information and distorted the facts in their replies. A set of 100 questions was asked to AI assistants ab
BBC: Chatbots distort the facts about news
You can't always be certain that the information provided by generative AI tools is accurate, a BBC study shows.
AI chatbots are distorting news stories, BBC finds
News summaries from ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity contained ‘significant issues,’ a BBC study found.
91% of AI News Responses Show Problems, BBC Finds
BBC study finds leading AI chatbots consistently distort news content, raising concerns about information accuracy and trust.
BBC conducts AI study, suggests chatbots are inaccurately summarizing news
A new AI study carried out by the BBC suggests 'four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories.'
AI chatbots distort and mislead when asked about the news, BBC study finds
More than half of the AI-generated answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity were judged to have ‘significant issues,’ according to the study by the BBC. The errors included stating that Rishi Sunak was still the prime minister and that Nicola Sturgeon was still Scotland’s first minister;
AI Chatbots Have “Significant Inaccuracies” When Summarizing News, BBC Says; Top Exec Deborah Turness Says Tech Firms Are “Playing With Fire”
Generative AI chatbots run by OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and Perplexity showed "substantial inaccuracies" when summarizing the ...
Virtual assistant Bridgit on hand to help carers
The platform - called Bridgit - is hosted by the Caring Together Charity and can be contacted through its website or via WhatsApp. It is designed to fit around the lives of carers, who in theory will ...
‘DeepSeek brought me to tears’: Chinese youth turn to AI for emotional therapy
Multiple youth in China are turning to the AI model R1, launched by DeepSeek in January, to get emotional support. Holly Wang ...