Steven Rosenbaum, author of "The Future of Truth," admitted including more than a half-dozen misattributed or AI-generated quotes in his book about AI's impact on truth. Meanwhile, Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk revealed using AI to develop her latest novel, calling it "an advantage of unbelievable proportion" for literary fiction.

Google I/O unveiled a complete AI overhaul of Search, replacing traditional link lists with interactive experiences and "information agents" that gather data on users' behalf. The company describes this as the biggest change to Search since its 25-year-old search box debuted fundamentally altering how users access information.

Google's Gemini assistant faces growing criticism as it aggressively expands across apps. At the same time, commencement speakers praising AI have faced public backlash, reflecting societal divisions over AI's role in creative and professional spheres.