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.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- deena-bishop
- alaska-department-of-education-and-early-development
Alleged Developers
- large-language-model-developers
Harmed Parties
- alaskan-students
- alaskan-parents-of-students
- alaskan-education-system
- alaskan-education-policymakers
- alaska-board-of-education-members
- epistemic-integrity
- students
- educational-communities
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
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