Briefly SmartlyAt least four major popularly used AI chatbots struggle to accurately summarise news articles, according to a report from a study carried out by the BBC.
Major InaccuraciesAs per the report:51% of all AI answers to questions about the news were judged to have significant issues of some form.
19% of AI answers which cited BBC content introduced factual errors – incorrect factual statements, numbers and dates.
Perplexity cited at least one BBC source in all responses, ChatGPT and Copilot in 70% of responses, and Gemini in 53% of responses, it further added.
Significantly, US expressed its opposition to excessive regulation and chose to prioritise innovation over AI safety.

BBC Study Finds AI Chatbots Struggling With News Accuracy