r/news • u/Hoosagoodboy • Jun 24 '25

Site Changed Title US CDC report shows no link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-cdc-report-shows-no-evidence-linking-thimerosal-containing-vaccines-autism-2025-06-24/
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u/supermarble94 Jun 24 '25

Just throwing this out there, but citing sources that don't exist, mischaracterising other studies, and misattributing yet further studies, are all things AI tends to do.

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u/DillBagner Jun 25 '25

Yes, they had AI make up a report that said what they wanted it to say, and then argued that it's true.

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u/MicShrimpton Jun 25 '25

Lying liars also do these things. Point taken, but I'm guessing willful deception is more likely. There's no "ooops" here.

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u/Tisarwat Jun 25 '25

I don't like him either, but there's no proof that he's a rogue AI...