Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by AI Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The authors of a report testing the technology underpinning Australia’s social media ban have conceded ChatGPT was used…
The Australian Senate has heard concerns that a report supporting the country's proposed ban on under-16s using social media contains AI-related inaccuracies. The Guardian Technology reported that an analysis of the $3.48 million Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) trial found one section included links to non-existent academic articles.
The authors of the report, which tested various AI technologies for potential use in social media platforms, acknowledged that ChatGPT was used in the editing process but denied that the citation errors were caused by AI hallucinations. The trial aimed to evaluate different types of technology that could be employed by social media platforms as part of Australia's proposed under-16 social media ban.
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