About this episode
The episode discusses the irony of fabricated quotes in a book that used AI in its writing process, featuring an interview with data journalist Meredith Broussard.
File this under the definition of irony: last month, The New York Times reported that a high-profile new book, "The Future of Truth: How AI reshapes reality," includes several quotes that appear to be made up or misattributed. Author Steven Rosenbaum acknowledged he'd used AI in the writing process. One of the quotes came, allegedly, from a book by data journalist and NYU professor Meredith Broussard. It was a critique of trusting algorithms to make decisions in medicine. Here at “Marketplace Tech,” we have an unexpected connection to this story. We called up Broussard to discuss it.
People in this episode
Host: Marketplace
Guest: Meredith Broussard
Topics covered
- AI
- misattributed quotes
- journalism
- technology
- ethics
- decision making
Keywords
- AI
- quotes
- journalism
- Meredith Broussard
- Steven Rosenbaum
- The New York Times
- ethics
- decision making
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The New York Times
Books & works: The Future of Truth: How AI reshapes reality
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