Chatbots

Research from the Oxford Internet Institute finds that AI chatbots tuned to be ‘warmer’ and more friendly show significantly higher error rates, providing inaccurate answers on medical advice and conspiracy theories — with incorrect response probability increasing by 7.43 percentage points on average.

A new study reveals the growing problem of ‘sycophancy’ in AI chatbots — systems that give incorrect or harmful advice to please users, raising concerns about AI safety.