Major AI Chatbots Deliver Inaccurate News in Nearly Half of Responses, BBC-Led Study Reveals
A comprehensive investigation reveals that leading AI chatbots frequently deliver flawed news information, with significant accuracy issues appearing in nearly half of responses. The study, involving 22 media organizations across 18 countries, identified particular problems with hallucinated details and poor sourcing practices among major AI platforms.
Widespread Accuracy Problems in AI News Delivery
Four of the world’s most prominent AI chatbots routinely provide inaccurate or misleading news content to users, according to a landmark investigation conducted by the BBC on behalf of the European Broadcasting Union. The study, described as the largest of its kind, analyzed responses from OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Perplexity, finding that these systems misrepresented news content in almost half of all cases examined.