The author of a nonfiction book about the effects of artificial intelligence on truth acknowledged on Monday that he had included numerous made-up or misattributed quotes concocted by A.I.<\/p>\n
The author, Steven Rosenbaum, whose book \u201cThe Future of Truth\u201d was released this month to great fanfare, incorporated more than a half-dozen misattributed or fake quotes in sections of the book reviewed by The New York Times.<\/p>\n
The Times asked Mr. Rosenbaum about the quotes on Sunday and Monday. On Monday night, Mr. Rosenbaum acknowledged in a statement that the book had \u201ca handful of improperly attributed or synthetic quotes\u201d and said that he had started his own investigation.<\/p>\n
He said that the inclusion of the incorrect quotes was an accident and that he had \u201cno intention of fabricating any viewpoints\u201d while writing the book.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I disclosed in the book\u2019s acknowledgments, I used A.I. tools ChatGPT and Claude during the research, writing and editing process,\u201d Mr. Rosenbaum said in the statement. \u201cThat does not excuse these errors, of which I take full responsibility. I am now working with the editors to thoroughly review and quickly correct any affected passages; any future editions will be corrected.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Future of Truth\u201d was published by an imprint of BenBella Books and distributed by Simon and Schuster. BenBella Books, which operates independently of Simon and Schuster, did not respond to a request for comment. Simon and Schuster declined to comment.<\/p>\n
Mr. Rosenbaum is a well-known convener in the media industry. He is the executive director of the Sustainable Media Center, a nonprofit that, according to its mission statement, is dedicated to giving \u201ca new generation of media consumers\u201d and creators \u201cownership of their increasingly media-centric lives.\u201d The center has drawn together media and technology luminaries for in-person gatherings and online interviews.<\/p>\n
The book has drawn significant attention, including an excerpt in Wired magazine. It has promotional blurbs from prominent journalists such as Taylor Lorenz, Michael Wolff and Nicholas Thompson, the chief executive of The Atlantic. A foreword was written by Maria Ressa, a journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner known for her scrutiny of Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines.<\/p>\n