Climate skeptics used AI to review their work. It told them they were biased.

Photo attribution: “Fire & Elk, E Fork Bitterroot River, John McColgan, MT 8-26-00” by U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region via Flickr. Public Domain Mark. Article by Jessica McKenzie. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – October 31, 2026.

Scientists handpicked by the Trump administration to write a critical review of climate science used various LLMs to review their work, only to find that AI told them they were cherry-picking their facts and using “outdated or narrow sourcing.” Earlier this year, a judge ruled that the Energy Department and Secretary Chris Wright violated the law when he convened a group of climate experts to write a critical review of climate science and the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, the judge determined the agency violated the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act that stipulate advisory groups must be open, transparent, and balanced. […]

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