Global Study Reveals AI Assistants Distort News Content Nearly Half the Time
A landmark international study coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union reveals AI assistants routinely misrepresent news content regardless of language or territory. The research involving 22 public service media organizations found systemic issues across four major AI platforms that could undermine democratic participation.
Widespread News Distortion Found Across AI Platforms
Artificial intelligence assistants routinely misrepresent news content approximately 45% of the time regardless of language, territory, or platform, according to a comprehensive international study coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC. The research, described as unprecedented in scope and scale, involved 22 public service media organizations across 18 countries working in 14 languages.