An excerpt from a book about how artificial intelligence distorts reality was challenged after reports of fabricated or misattributed quotes. The author acknowledged including a small number of improperly attributed or synthetic quotes. A later review of the excerpt found quotes and facts to be accurate, but policy restrictions prohibit AI-generated or AI-edited writing. The author’s acknowledgements stated that multiple AI tools helped refine and polish ideas. AI-detection services suggested the excerpt was likely AI-generated, though such tools can be unreliable. The publisher contacted the author to clarify how AI was used during research and editorial development, including source discovery, brainstorming, structural feedback, and language refinement.
"WIRED took another look at our 1,450-word excerpt. The fact-checking team had reviewed it prior to publication, and we reconfirmed that its quotes and facts were accurate. But WIRED's generative AI editorial policy prohibits the publication of AI-generated and AI-edited writing, and a reader email calling out the excerpt as being "blatantly AI-written" raised further questions about the extent to which Rosenbaum had used AI tools."
"In The Future of Truth 's acknowledgement section, Rosenbaum writes that ChatGPT, Claude, NaturalReaders, ProWritingAid, and Grammarly had helped "refine and polish the presentation of [his] ideas." What, exactly, did that mean? WIRED ran the excerpt through several AI-detection services, including Pangram, GPTZero, and ZeroGPT. Each service suggested that it was either likely AI-generated, or AI-generated with high confidence."
"But AI-detection tools are fallible, and can return inaccurate readings. So WIRED's head of research emailed Rosenbaum directly to ask if and how he had used AI to write the excerpt. He wrote back: "Like many writers working today, I used AI tools during parts of the research and editorial development process for the book, including source discovery, brainstorming, structural feedback, and language refineme"
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