Clifton van der Linden
Clifton van der Linden is an associate professor and director of the Digital Society Lab at McMaster University. He studies the implications of digital technologies on society, including the accuracy and credibility of AI-generated content. In recent discussions, he noted that while users may find AI summaries useful, this does not guarantee that they are credible or authoritative, contributing to challenges faced by traditional news media.
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Clifton van der Linden, an associate professor at McMaster University who has studied AI-generated misinformation, described Mr. MacIsaac’s situation as a consequence of a shift in public expectations of search engines in the AI age.
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI misinformation
Canada· 2025-12-23
Clifton van der Linden is an associate professor of political science at McMaster University.
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Clifton van der Linden is an associate professor and director of the Digital Society Lab at McMaster University.
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