Quoting New York Times Editors’ Note

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The New York Times issued a correction after discovering an AI tool generated a false quote attributed to Canadian politician Pierre Poilievre, highlighting the risks of relying on AI for news reporting.

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# A quote from New York Times Editors’ Note Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/10/new-york-times-editors-note/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/10/new-york-times-editors-note/) 10th May 2026 > *This article was updated after The Times learned that a remark attributed to Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, was in fact an A\.I\.\-generated summary of his views about Canadian politics that A\.I\. rendered as a quotation\. The reporter should have checked the accuracy of what the A\.I\. tool returned\. The article now accurately quotes from a speech delivered by Mr\. Poilievre in April\. \[\.\.\.\] He did not refer to politicians who changed allegiances as turncoats in that speech\.* —[New York Times Editors’ Note](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/world/canada/election-carney-liberal-party.html)

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