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Incident 915: Alaska Education Department Reportedly Published Policy Featuring Erroneous AI-Generated Citations

Description: In October 2024, Alaska’s Education Commissioner Deena Bishop allegedly used generative AI to draft a school cellphone policy, resulting in reportedly fabricated citations of non-existent studies. The document, which did not disclose AI use, was shared with the state Board of Education, and despite reported corrections, AI-generated errors remained in the final resolution.

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Alleged: Unspecified large language model developers developed an AI system deployed by Alaska Department of Education and Early Development and Deena Bishop, which harmed Alaskan education policymakers , Alaskan students , Alaskan parents of students , Alaskan education system and Alaska Board of Education members.
Alleged implicated AI system: Unspecified large language models

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915
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1
Incident Date
2024-10-28
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False citations show Alaska education official relied on generative AI, raising broader questions • Alaska Beacon
False citations show Alaska education official relied on generative AI, raising broader questions • Alaska Beacon

False citations show Alaska education official relied on generative AI, raising broader questions • Alaska Beacon

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False citations show Alaska education official relied on generative AI, raising broader questions • Alaska Beacon
alaskabeacon.com · 2024

The state’s top education official relied on generative artificial intelligence to draft a proposed policy on cellphone use in Alaska schools, which resulted in a state document citing supposed academic studies that don’t exist.

The documen…

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