Topic: ai hallucination
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UK police used AI "hallucination" to ban football fans
West Midlands Police used an AI tool that fabricated a violent incident involving Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, which was a key factor in banning their supporters from a match. The false AI-generated claims, presented as fact in a safety meeting, led to a controversial ban that was criticized as unfair ...
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UK Police Blame Microsoft Copilot for Critical Intelligence Error
A UK police chief admitted that a critical error in a football intelligence report, which falsely cited a violent incident at a nonexistent match, originated from using Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant. This unverified AI-generated information led authorities to incorrectly categorize a real matc...
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Doctor: Google AI Fabricated Harmful Claims About My Career
Google's AI Overview fabricated a detailed, damaging false narrative about Dr. Ed Hope, falsely claiming he was suspended for selling sick notes for profit. The AI presented these false claims as definitive facts without sources or transparency, creating a coherent but fictional story by conflati...
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OpenAI's Support Bot Fails to Explain ChatGPT
The ChatGPT iPad app lacks a dedicated bug reporting feature for users, creating a significant support gap despite the platform's scale. A reproducible window resizing bug on iPad Pro models causes the interface to become unresponsive, highlighting the app's technical issues. OpenAI's in-app supp...
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ChatGPT Voice Mode's Accuracy Problem: What You Need to Know
ChatGPT's voice mode prioritizes conversational speed over accuracy, leading to more factual errors and imaginative responses than its text version. Testing revealed the voice interface often provides incorrect details on simple topics and admits to rushing responses, bypassing its usual delibera...
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Stop Calling AI Hallucinations: Why It's a Dangerous Myth
The language used to describe AI, such as "hallucination," inaccurately implies consciousness and should be replaced with "confabulation" to better reflect how systems generate false information without sentience. Using anthropomorphic terms can mislead users into trusting AI outputs excessively,...
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Ghost in the Machine, Part 3: The Anatomy of a Scandal
In the first two parts of this series, we uncovered the shocking scandals at publications like Elle Belgium and established a clear pattern of deception connecting major brands from Sports Illustrated to CNET. These recurring failures are not merely the result of poor decision-making...
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Who Polices Police AI? Perplexity's Deal Alarms Experts
A new AI program is being offered to police departments to analyze evidence and generate reports, raising significant concerns about accountability and safety in law enforcement. Experts warn that even routine administrative uses of AI, like summarizing transcripts, pose serious risks of errors t...
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DOT's AI Safety Rules Spark "Wildly Irresponsible" Concerns
The U.S. DOT is exploring AI, specifically Google Gemini, to draft safety regulations for aviation, automotive, and pipeline sectors, aiming to drastically speed up the process. Internal debate is intense, with proponents prioritizing efficiency and speed, while critics and staff fear AI errors o...
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Master AI Video SEO: Boost Your Search Visibility
Video is a critical marketing asset because AI can now effectively analyze its visual, auditory, and textual data streams, making optimization essential for search visibility. To optimize for AI, create specific, high-quality videos with clear information and support them with structured text lik...
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AI Misused to Falsely ID Federal Agent in Renee Good Shooting
Following a fatal officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis, AI-generated images falsely claiming to reveal the identity of a masked federal agent have proliferated across social media platforms. These fabricated images, created by manipulating video screenshots with AI tools, have rapidly spread ...
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OpenClaw's AI Evolution Alarms Cybersecurity Experts
The OpenClaw AI project has rapidly evolved from a niche tool into a viral phenomenon, shifting from reactive chatbots to autonomous systems that proactively perform tasks on a user's device, raising significant security alarms. Its explosive growth has outpaced security vetting, creating major r...
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Glean Powers the Enterprise AI Revolution From the Ground Up
Glean differentiates itself by focusing on a foundational intelligence layer that connects AI models to a company's internal systems and context, rather than just building a user-facing assistant. Its platform is built on three key pillars: flexible access to multiple AI models to avoid vendor lo...
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AI SEO: Why 'It's Just SEO' Is a Dangerous Myth
AI SEO is emerging as a distinct discipline focused on embedding brand information directly into AI-generated summaries, contrasting with traditional SEO that aims for clicks, as AI Overviews can significantly reduce organic traffic. The rise of AI-driven search has led to increased zero-click se...
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