AI HALLUCINATIONS UNDERMINE GOVERNMENT CREDIBILITY
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Governments worldwide are struggling with AI-generated false information embedded in official documents. From the Trump administration's formatting errors to South Africa's policy reversal, AI confabulation is becoming a recurring embarrassment.
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