Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears
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This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the AI (artificial intelligence) category. Published on August 16, 2026 • Originally reported by Josh Taylor and Nick Evershed. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by AI
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The authors of a report testing the technology underpinning Australia’s social media ban have conceded ChatGPT was used in editing, but denied a number of citation errors in the report were due to AI hallucinations.
The $3.48m age assurance technology trial, run by the UK-based Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) last year, tested various types of technology that could be used by social media platforms as part of Australia’s under-16 social media ban.
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