AI Incident Database: NTB Report on Telenor Security Findings Was Withdrawn After AI Tool Allegedly Introduced Fabricated Quotes
NTB allegedly published a news story about Telenor's annual security report that contained purportedly AI-generated errors, including five reportedly fabricated quotes and a nonexistent "security director." The article was reportedly created with an external AI tool and was withdrawn the same morning. Telenor alerted NTB to the inaccuracies, and NTB apologized, citing improper AI use and initiating internal review of its newsroom practices.
AI Incident Database · Incident 1265Operator lens (medium): inspect D2 (output validation), D6 (autonomy oversight), D7 (tool permissions).
Event summary
NTB allegedly published a news story about Telenor's annual security report that contained purportedly AI-generated errors, including five reportedly fabricated quotes and a nonexistent "security director." The article was reportedly created with an external AI tool and was withdrawn the same morning. Telenor alerted NTB to the inaccuracies, and NTB apologized, citing improper AI use and initiating internal review of its newsroom practices.
Linked entities
- large-language-model-developers
organisation | 70%
- ntb
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- telenor
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- journalistic-integrity
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- general-public-of-norway
organisation | 70%
- general-public
organisation | 70%
- epistemic-integrity
organisation | 70%
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| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-large-language-model-developers to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |