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Canberra ‘put on notice’ as AI-generated submissions bring false information into parliamentary inquiries

Analysis by Guardian Australia this week found inquiries are being flooded with content created by AI, which is inventing studies and attributing nonexistent research to real academics and authors.

Canberra ‘put on notice’ as AI-generated submissions bring false information into parliamentary inquiries

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Analysis by Guardian Australia this week found inquiries are being flooded with content created by AI, which is inventing studies and attributing nonexistent research to real academics and authors.

In some cases, committee reports have even cited submissions in which the majority of sources appear to be hallucinations – which occurs when large language models (LLMs) produce or refer to content that...

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Analysis by Guardian Australia this week found inquiries are being flooded with content created by AI, which is inventing studies and attributing nonexistent research to real academics and authors. In some cases, committee reports have even cited submissions in which the majority of sources appear to be hallucinations – which occurs when large language models (LLMs) produce or refer to content that looks real, but doesn't actually exist.

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In some cases, committee reports have even cited submissions in which the majority of sources appear to be hallucinations – which occurs when large language models (LLMs) produce or refer to content that looks real, but doesn't actually exist.

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