Book about future of truth contains generated quotes

Steven Rosenbaum wrote The Future of Truth, a book about AI and reality that was published this month. It has generated and misattributed quotes throughout. Benjamin Mullin reports for the New York Times:

One of the quotes is attributed to Kara Swisher, a prominent technology journalist, in a chapter about A.I. lies. “The most sophisticated A.I. language model is like a mirror,” the book says Ms. Swisher wrote. “It reflects our own morality back at us, polished and articulate, but ultimately empty behind the surface. It’s not bound by Asimov’s laws or any ethical framework — it’s bound by the patterns in its training data and the objectives set by its creators.”

When asked about the quote, Ms. Swisher said in a text message that she “never said that,” adding that it seems the quote was made up by A.I. and not Mr. Rosenbaum.

“I also sound like I have a stick up my butt, according to ChatGPT,” Ms. Swisher said.

This seems not good. Probably won’t get the book.