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"[S]everal FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist."
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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net
more evidence for “a bunch of AI cultists dismantled large parts of the federal government because they believed that their LLMs were intelligent and could do the work better” thesis
FactPost
@factpostnews.bsky.social
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Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
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July 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
@jamellebouie.net
more evidence for “a bunch of AI cultists dismantled large parts of the federal government because they believed that their LLMs were intelligent and could do the work better” thesis
FactPost
@factpostnews.bsky.social
· 4h
Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
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0:00 / 1:10
July 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
more evidence for “a bunch of AI cultists dismantled large parts of the federal government because they believed that their LLMs were intelligent and could do the work better†thesis
— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) 2025-07-23T17:51:56.644Z
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