Breaking news events often spark a frantic search for new information on social media, frequently leading to false conclusions that chatbots then regurgitate, contributing to further online chaos. — AP
WASHINGTON: With a fire hose of misinformation surrounding the assassination of US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, social media users have turned to AI chatbots for reliable updates – only to encounter contradictory or inaccurate responses, further fuelling online confusion.
The trend highlights how chatbots often generate confident responses, even when verified information is unavailable during fast-developing news events, energising misinformation across platforms that have largely scaled back human fact-checking and content moderation.
