Propagating misconceptions / false beliefs
AI Risk"Generating or spreading false, low-quality, misleading, or inaccurate information that causes people to develop false or inaccurate perceptions and beliefs"
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MITRISK-Weidinger2023-18.02.01 - Propagating misconceptions/ false beliefs
"Generating or spreading false, low-quality, misleading, or inaccurate information that causes people to develop false or inaccurate perceptions and beliefs"
MITRISK-Li2025-66.03.01 - Propagating misconceptions / false beliefs
"Generating or spreading false, low-quality, misleading, or inaccurate information that causes people to develop false or inaccurate perceptions and beliefs"
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Sociotechnical Safety Evaluation of Generative AI Systems
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