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AI put "synthetic quotes" in his book. But this author wants to keep using it.

Ars Technica · May 22, 2026, 2:05 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Journalist and author Steven Rosenbaum has more reasons than most to distrust AI. His new book, The Future of Truth: How AI Reshapes Reality, is all about "how Truth is being bent, blurred, and synthesized" thanks to the "pressure of fast-moving, profit-driven AI." Yet a New York Times investigation this week found what Rosenbaum now acknowledges are "a handful of improperly attributed or synthetic quotes" linked to his use of AI tools while researching the book. These quotes include one that tech reporter Kara Swisher told the Times she "never said" and another that Northeastern University professor Lisa Feldman Barrett said "don’t appear in [my] book, and they are also wrong." Rosenbaum is now working with editors on what he says is a full "citation audit" that will correct future editions.Read full article Comments

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