AI used for fraudulent polling

[Innula Zenovka]

‘Our assumptions are broken’: how fraudulent church data revealed AI’s threat to polling

If you had been keeping tabs on the news about church attendance in Britain lately, you would be forgiven for thinking the country was in the midst of a Christian revival.
Stories of swelling congregations, filled with young people returning to the flock, spurred on by everything from social media to a rise in bible sales appeared to be confirmed by a 2024 report from the Bible Society.

Based on data collected by a YouGov survey, it claimed church attendance was increasing in England and Wales. The findings drove headlines, and the narrative was established.

There was just one problem – the survey turned out to be based on “fraudulent” data and has been withdrawn. And academics and experts are warning that this episode should serve as a parable, not about a renaissance in religion, but of the false prophets of artificial intelligence.

Researchers have said online opt-in surveys are becoming increasingly infested with bogus data as respondents who are often paid for their participation use AI to fill in questionnaires at speed.

 

[Isabeau]

Quelle surprise!
Who could have seen that coming?

 

[Cristiano]

Quelle surprise!
Who could have seen that coming?

The National Psychics Society

 

[Noodles]

The National Psychics Society

At least most psychics use actual data points they have gleaned to con people, instead of made up AI nonsense.

 

[Soen Eber]

If a psychic ran for high office would they win?

 

[Free]

If a psychic ran for high office would they win?

If they really are psychic, wouldn't they run only if they knew they were going to win?