Author Busted Using Fake AI-Generated Quotes in Book Critiquing AI - The Daily Beast
Author Steven Rosenbaum's book, "The Future of Truth," which critiques AI, was found to contain AI-generated quotes and misattributions, raising questions about trust in AI.
- Incident date
- May 2026
- Target
- Kara Swisher
An author who warned about the dangers of AI has been accused of using AI-generated quotes in his book, The Future of Truth. The book, which examines how AI is reshaping reality, trust, and public discourse, included fabricated and misattributed quotes seemingly produced by chatbot tools.
What happened
The author acknowledged that the book contained improperly attributed or synthetic quotes and opened an internal investigation. One chapter included a quote attributed to Kara Swisher that she says she never uttered. Another section attributed multiple quotes to neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett that she said she would never say and that were factually incorrect. Other attribution problems appear to have stemmed from AI tools mixing up sources rather than fully fabricating them. The author said the errors underscored the risks of relying on automated systems for research and verification.