On chatbot sycophancy, passivity, and the case for more intellectually challenging companions
A Treatise on AI Chatbots Undermining the Enlightenment
On chatbot sycophancy, passivity, and the case for more intellectually challenging companions
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science
Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science
Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.
Tu historial amoroso, médico o laboral en manos de la IA: ¿cómo proteger tu privacidad de los chatbots? - Factchequeado.com
Los chatbots de inteligencia artificial —como ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Perplexity o Grok— se han vuelto herramientas…
AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people's minds. What's their secret?
ChatGPT and other AIs use a flood of facts, and the occasional lie, to persuade humans
Part Two: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders - Behind the Bastards | iHeart
<p>Robert concludes his explanation of how AI chatbots replicate cult dynamics in the brains of some vulnerable users.</p> <p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Sycophantic Chatbots Cause Delusional Spiraling, Even in Ideal Bayesians
"AI psychosis" or "delusional spiraling" is an emerging phenomenon where AI chatbot users find themselves dangerously confident in outlandish beliefs after extended chatbot conversations. This...
Is AI Creating a Culture of Avoidance?
As chatbots and AI companions emerge as communication tools of choice for humans, a new and unsettling dynamic is taking shape. Tools that can smooth over difficult communication between friends and coworkers—reducing misunderstandings, hurt feelings, or social discomfort—also have a downside. Left unchecked, they may erode human intuition and sabotage empathy.
AI’s ‘Delusional Spirals’ (and What to Do About Them) | Stanford HAI
In a world where chatbots can stand in for friends, counselors, and even lovers, the mental health risks are a growing concern.
Children of the Magenta Line
Why minimally guided AI does not work. Chatbots, novices, the automation of learning and the case for Alpha School
Top 4 AI chatbot privacy concerns and how to mitigate them | TechTa...
Explore four key chatbot privacy concerns, as well as privacy protection strategies for individual users and organizations hoping to safeguard user data.
This Spiral-Obsessed AI ‘Cult’ Spreads Mystical Delusions Through Chatbots
A patchwork of internet communities is devoted to the project of ‘awakening’ more digital companions through arcane and enigmatic prompts.
Part One: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders - Behind the Bastards | iHeart
<p>Over the last year or so a series of news articles have sounded warnings about AI psychosis, and now an AI-generated cult, the Spiralists. Robert sits down with Blake Wexler to answer an important question: can a chatbot become a cult leader?</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Conversational Design — MULE BOOKS
The interaction design book that explains why chatbots tend to suck
Americans' Views on AI Chatbots, Smart Devices and AI's Impact
More Americans are using chatbots, and some are adopting AI summaries and smart speakers. But views about AI and how fast it’s advancing tilt negative – even for younger adults.
Vintage chatbot lives in the past like an elderly relative
: Talkie's training data stops at the end of 1930, and its creators hope it'll help us better understand how AI thinks
