Misleading AI-Generated Summaries Can Distort Human Memory
Mattea Sim, an assistant research professor at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, led research for the study. A new study from a team of researchers at Georgetown University and the University of Washington suggests that when prompted to summarize a video, AI systems that output incorrect information can manipulate people’s memory and the perception of truth. The study, “AI-Enabled Human Memory Manipulation: Misleading AI-Generated Summaries Distort Human Memory,” was recently published and will be presented at the Ninth AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics and Society (AIES), a peer-reviewed academic conference taking place in October 2026.
- ▪Mattea Sim, an assistant research professor at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, led research for the study.
- ▪A new study from a team of researchers at Georgetown University and the University of Washington suggests that when prompted to summarize a video, AI systems that output incorrect information can manipulate people’s memory and the perceptio
- ▪The study, “AI-Enabled Human Memory Manipulation: Misleading AI-Generated Summaries Distort Human Memory,” was recently published and will be presented at the Ninth AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics and Society (AIES), a peer-reviewed acade
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News StoryNew Research Finds That Misleading AI-Generated Summaries Can Distort Human Memory Kelyn Soong September 25, 2026 Facebook LinkedIn X E-mail AI-generated summaries are becoming increasingly prevalent — from news article previews to workplace meeting transcriptions to high-stakes settings like police body camera footage — despite studies showing that AI can generate misleading or inaccurate information. Mattea Sim, an assistant research professor at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, led research for the study. A new study from a team of researchers at Georgetown University and the University of Washington suggests that when prompted to summarize a video, AI systems that output incorrect information can manipulate people’s memory and the perception of truth.
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