Who sifts? Knowledge as a public good in the age of AI

Kent Buse and Sarah Hawkes

PLOS Global Public Health, 2026, vol. 6, issue 10, 1-4

Abstract: The institutions that turned information into evidence for public policy decisions are being defunded and discredited just as generative AI floods them with fluent, unsourced text. Sifting what is known from what is claimed is now a core responsibility for public health institutions.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0007381

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