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AI Chatbots Are Giving Out People's Real Phone Numbers

Reports are emerging of individuals receiving misdirected calls and messages because generative AI systems, including Google's AI, are surfacing incorrect or misattributed phone numbers in response to user queries. Affected users describe weeks of unwanted contact from strangers seeking unrelated services. The issue highlights a concrete real-world harm from AI hallucination or data contamination in deployed consumer products.