Author Finds Gemini 'Reliably Wrong' at Verifying Quote Sources, 0/2 in Tests
danbri · x · 2026-09-14
Economist Tim Harford, verifying quotes for his forthcoming book, says Gemini keeps barging into Google searches with confidently wrong attributions — a C.S. Lewis quote placed in the wrong book, an 1857 Loftus quote credited to Layard. "It's not occasional — it's reliably wrong. 0/2."
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