Former NRC chief editor suspended for citing AI hallucinations
Former NRC editor-in-Chief Peter Vandermeersch has been suspended by publisher Mediahuis for using artificial intelligence to write newsletters. These contained quotes hallucinated by the AI, the journalist confirmed in a blog post following reporting on the matter by NRC.In his post, Vandermeersch said that he used various language models and experimented extensively with them. “Even I, with all those years of experience and knowledge under my belt, fell into the trap of hallucinations,” wrote Vandermeersch.
20 Mar 11:00 · NL Times