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Misinformation By AI: There has been a long-standing belief in the world of technology that large language models never make mistakes. But a small scientific experiment conducted in 2024 completely shook this thinking. ‘Bixonimania’ A disease came to light, which no one had heard about before. It was claimed that excessive use of computers causes this dangerous eye problem.

The surprising thing was that the author, institute and funding sources given in this research paper were all completely fake. Despite this, big AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini accepted this lie as truth without any investigation and started presenting it as a real disease on the internet.

AI models also got cheated

This incident made it clear that even AI is not completely reliable. When information appears credible, AI systems tend to accept it as true. This is the reason why even imaginary diseases like bixonimania were presented by AI as real health conditions, which further increased the confusion among people.

Human and machine both have the same weakness

This matter is not limited to AI only. In today’s time, humans also become victims of misinformation equally fast. The reason for this is our mental tendencies, prejudices and habit of depending on others. This is why misinformation spreads rapidly and people accept it as truth without thinking.

Cambridge festival’s shocking experiment

Recently, a science event based on The Traitors theme was organized at the Cambridge Festival. In this, four panelists presented their research, some of which had completely wrong information. The audience had to decide who was telling the truth and who was lying.

The result was shocking, most people could not differentiate between right and wrong. Many times, genuine research was misunderstood, while those providing false information appeared more credible. This made it clear that people make decisions not only on the basis of information but also on the basis of presentation, language, clothes and accent.

Not only education, intelligence is also important

Experts believe that mere technical or mathematical knowledge is not enough. In today’s era, critical thinking i.e. logical thinking has become very important. Although science and mathematics are being emphasized in the education system, critical thinking is not getting that much priority. This is why people easily fall into the trap of fake news and misinformation.