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Can AI do fact-checking?

This article explores the application and limitations of AI in fact-checking. The author, a fact-checker at WIRED, tested various AI models and found them unreliable, with error rates between 30% and 60%. While AI tools can assist in processing vast amounts of data, human judgment, reliance on non-digitized knowledge, and understanding of historical context remain irreplaceable. The author urges fact-checkers to engage with AI to understand its strengths and weaknesses rather than avoid it.

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  • The author tested ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok and found they could not actually perform fact-checking, only offer plans.
  • Multiple studies show low AI accuracy: Tow Center found >60% of AI-powered search answers inaccurate, BBC study found ~45% error rate for chatbots.
  • Human fact-checkers rely on non-digitized knowledge, historical understanding, and direct human communication, which AI cannot replace.
  • The author advocates actively engaging with AI to learn its strengths and weaknesses, rather than shunning it.

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