Fake Think Tank Targets Chatbots

WashingtonThe Hanover Institute has no bylines and no researchers.

Chatbots cannot weigh a source’s independence, so engineered credibility gets ingested as fact.

Israel’s ad agency paid contractor Piro $900,000 for reports styled like neutral policy research, a site disclaimer says.

Piro advertises “AI Story Optimization”; over 100 reports have run since 6 August.

Sources: Responsible Statecraft