MATT O'BRIEN

Matt O'Brien is a news reporter with a focus on technology and its impact on society. He has written extensively about Google's AI-generated search summaries and the potential dangers of relying too heavily on such systems. His work often highlights the need for accuracy and accountability in reporting, as well as the importance of considering the broader implications of technological advancements. O'Brien also covers topics related to cybersecurity, privacy, and artificial intelligence, with a particular emphasis on their role in shaping our future society.

Biography:  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-caps-225312992.html

73%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The author emphasizes dangerous or harmful falsehoods, such as the incorrect statement about Barack Obama being the only Muslim president of the United States.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Microsoft’s stock has soared by more than 1,000% since Nadella took over
  • The author mentions the close partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI. (OpenAI pays The Associated Press an undisclosed fee to license its archive of news stories)

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Google updated its systems to better detect nonsensical queries and limit the use of user-generated content that could offer misleading advice
  • In another widely shared example, an AI researcher asked Google how many Muslims have been president of the United States, and it responded confidently with a long-debusted conspiracy theory: “The United States has had one Muslim president, Barack Hussein Obama.”
  • The author describes contradictions in Google's AI-generated summaries that provided misleading or outdated information.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The author emphasizes dangerous or harmful falsehoods, such as the incorrect statement about Barack Obama being the only Muslim president of the United States.

Recent Articles

Google's New AI-Generated Summaries Spark Concerns Among Publishers: Potential Traffic Loss and Original Content Cannibalization

Google's New AI-Generated Summaries Spark Concerns Among Publishers: Potential Traffic Loss and Original Content Cannibalization

Broke On: Wednesday, 29 May 2024 Google's new AI-generated search summaries have publishers worried about traffic loss and potential cannibalization of their content. Despite concerns, some experts argue that publishers need to adapt to the changing landscape of online media and find new ways to monetize beyond traffic. Google is reportedly taking steps to address publisher concerns, but it remains unclear how this will impact the publishing industry in the long term.