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Nonfiction Book 'The Future of Truth' Reportedly Included AI-Generated and Misattributed Quotations

May 12, 2026

Steven Rosenbaum's nonfiction book The Future of Truth has been reportedly accused of incorporating AI-generated or misattributed quotations. The New York Times highlighted over a dozen such instances, including fabricated passages ascribed to various writers and scholars, in reviewed sections. Rosenbaum subsequently admitted the oversight, pledging corrections for affected passages.

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Alleged deployer
writers, steven-rosenbaum, authors
Alleged developer
openai, anthropic
Alleged harmed parties
readers, people-misquoted-by-ai-assisted-books, meredith-broussard, lisa-feldman-barrett, lee-mcintyre, kara-swisher, epistemic-integrity

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