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Sifting the truth from AI-generated content should now be a core responsibility for public health institutions

10.21.26 | PLOS

Sifting the truth from AI-generated content should now be a core responsibility for public health institutions, according to global health experts from Monash University Malaysia Kent Buse and Sarah Hawkes.

Article URL: https://plos.io/4i5PWCL

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

Author Countries: Malaysia

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Global Public Health

10.1371/journal.pgph.0007381

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21-Oct-2026

Competing Interests: KB and SH are co-authors of a forthcoming textbook on health policy analysis in post-truth environments (Open University Press, 2027). This does not alter our adherence to PLOS Global Public Health policies on sharing data and materials.

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Charlotte Bhaskar
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