'Google AI presented my April Fools' story as real news'

'Google AI presented my April Fools' story as real news' 7 hours ago Share Save Eleri Griffiths BBC News Share Save BBC Ben Black publishes a fake news story every year for April Fools' Day Every year, journalist Ben Black publishes a playful fake story on his community news site Cwmbran Life for April Fools' Day. Since 2018 the 48-year-old has spun yarns including a Hollywood-style sign on a mountain to a nudist cold-water swimming club at a lake. In 2020, Mr Black published a fake story claiming Cwmbran had been recognised by Guinness World Records for having the most roundabouts per square kilometre. Despite altering the wording of his article that afternoon, when he searched for it on 1 April he said he was "shocked" and "worried" to find the false information being used by Google's AI tool and presented as real information. Google said it was looking into the matter. Mr Black decided to begin writing fake stories for April Fools' Day for "a bit of fun" and said his wife usuall ... Read full article.