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arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-

#AI #search engines cite #incorrect #sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services #misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
Benj Edwards

..."A new study from Columbia Journalism Review's Tow Center for Digital Journalism finds serious accuracy issues with generative AI models used for news searches. The research tested eight AI-driven search tools equipped with live search functionality a"...

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Ars Technica · AI search engines cite incorrect news sources at an alarming 60% rate, study saysBy Benj Edwards
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🧵 …the AI (as mentioned several times above) is a tool for miss information, is slowly being scientifically viewed.

»AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says:
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.«

🎯 arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-

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Ars Technica · AI search engines cite incorrect news sources at an alarming 60% rate, study saysBy Benj Edwards

A Maine commission has called for 💥a new probe of the historical use of #Agent #Orange and other herbicides at a #New #Brunswick #military #base 💥
because it says ⚠️ the data and analysis used in a Canadian report that found most people at or near the base were not at risk for long-term health effects was "#incorrect" and "#biased."
The #Gagetown #Harmful #Chemical #Study #Commission, created last summer to study the impacts of exposure to Agent Orange and other harmful chemicals on Maine National Guard veterans who trained at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in Oromocto, recently presented its recommendations to the Maine legislature's veterans and legal affairs committee.
It said the committee should invite experts to review the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Herbicide Spray Program 1952-2004 Fact-Finders' Report to determine whether the existing data should be reanalyzed or new studies conducted
cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi

CBCMaine commission calls for new probe of Agent Orange use at N.B. military base | CBC NewsA Maine commission has called for a new probe of the historical use of Agent Orange and other herbicides at a New Brunswick military base because it says the data and analysis used in a Canadian report that found most people at or near the base were not at risk for long-term health effects was "incorrect" and "biased."

Before Collapse of #SiliconValleyBank #Fed Spotted #BigProblems. Bank was using an #incorrect #model as it #assessed its own #risks amid #rising #InterestRates & spent much of 2022 under a #SupervisoryReview....By early 2023, #SVB was in what the Fed calls a #HorizontalReview,” an assessment meant gauge strength of #RiskManagement. Checkup identified additional deficiencies but at that point the bank’s days were numbered. In early March, it faced a run & failed w/in days. nytimes.com/2023/03/19/busines

The New York TimesBefore Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed Spotted Big ProblemsBy Jeanna Smialek