We also need tools and technology to help identify and correct claims that are false and/or unsupported. It seems like AI could ensure that every claim is traceable to an original source at least providing evidence for that claim.

There is a big problem with information getting distorted via a citation cascade in a process that looks like a game of telephone. Hypotheses can turn into “facts” simply via repeated citation, gaining unfounded authority even when all evidence points to them being untrue.