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The New York Times corrected an article that misattributed an AI-generated summary as a direct quotation The error involved falsely attributing a statement about 'turncoats' to Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre The newspaper acknowledged that the reporter failed to verify the accuracy of the AI-generated output

New York Times Corrects AI-Generated Quote Attribution

•The New York Times corrected an article that misattributed an AI-generated summary as a direct quotation
•The error involved falsely attributing a statement about 'turncoats' to Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre
•The newspaper acknowledged that the reporter failed to verify the accuracy of the AI-generated output

The New York Times issued an editors' note on May 10, 2026, updating an article that falsely attributed a quotation to Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada). The publication acknowledged that a remark previously attributed to Mr. Poilievre was actually an AI-generated summary of his political views, which the AI tool presented as a direct quote.

The editors' note stated that the reporter should have verified the accuracy of the AI tool's output before publication. The article has since been updated to include a correct quote from a speech delivered by Mr. Poilievre in April, clarifying that he did not refer to politicians who changed allegiances as 'turncoats' in those remarks.

The New York Times issued an editors' note on May 10, 2026, updating an article that falsely attributed a quotation to Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada). The publication acknowledged that a remark previously attributed to Mr. Poilievre was actually an AI-generated summary of his political views, which the AI tool presented as a direct quote.

The editors' note stated that the reporter should have verified the accuracy of the AI tool's output before publication. The article has since been updated to include a correct quote from a speech delivered by Mr. Poilievre in April, clarifying that he did not refer to politicians who changed allegiances as 'turncoats' in those remarks.