oatmeal

A large international study coordinated by the #EBU and led by the #BBC found that AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time across different languages and platforms, with #Gemini performing the worst.

[…] Key findings: 

• 45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue.
• 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.
• 20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information.
• Gemini performed worst with significant issues in 76% of responses, more than double the other assistants, largely due to its poor sourcing performance.
• Comparison between the BBC’s results earlier this year and this study show some improvements but still high levels of errors.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/new-ebu-research-ai-assistants-news-content

#aihype #llm #openai #perplexity #chatgpt

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory

An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC

Apr 5 at 12:04pmWeb
Show threadoatmeal18h ago

Apropos of … #OpenAI has acquired the streaming show #TBPN to reshape public perception of AI amidst growing criticism and fear surrounding the technology.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/technology/openai-buys-tbpn.html

OpenAI is losing the narrative, and the criticism isn’t fringe anymore. It’s not “technophobes” (actual experts in fact) it’s mainstream. LLMs have their uses but the companies behind them are a different story: lying about capabilities, mass content theft, environmental damage, and then lining up to serve power. The criticism is earned.

OpenAI Buys Streaming Show ‘TBPN,’ Aiming to Change Narrative on A.I.

OpenAI said the deal would help it “create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes A.I. creates.”

The New York Times
Show threadstony kark16h ago
@oatmeal i tried to watch one of their episodes but it's just a guy on meth reading news articles while other people randomly appear on screen to grunt
Show threadoatmeal15h ago

@stonykark had to watch, just a clip of a chat with, omg

https://xcancel.com/tbpn/status/2040090618433814996

Without going into why talk to fraudster Martin Shkreli … I’m assuming that’s the pharma guy.

Show threadstony kark15h ago
@oatmeal lmao what would a pharmabro know about "photonic computing" anyways?!
Show threadCaptain Jack Sparrow19h ago

@oatmeal

Good.
I hope #AI continues to prove that we need actual experts and real people to do real work.

#AIhype #AIslop #AIscam #AIbubble #generativeAI #LLM