Chatbots face scrutiny over persuasion
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Chatbots drew scrutiny over claims they may have feelings or consciousness and their potential to sway users with rapid, persuasive arguments, including false claims.
by Ann Bartow
Today in AI what the fuckism:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?
www.nature.com
October 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Today in AI what the fuckism:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
❤️ Late-night questions to AI about hearts
Across 109,017 chats about home ECG results, 60.01% came outside working hours and 57.90% of users lived in lower-tier cities. Questions drifted from meaning to next steps.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-03330-w
#Health #AI #Digital 🧪
Across 109,017 chats about home ECG results, 60.01% came outside working hours and 57.90% of users lived in lower-tier cities. Questions drifted from meaning to next steps.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-03330-w
#Health #AI #Digital 🧪
Real-world user interactions with large language models for explaining home electrocardiogram reports - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - Real-world user interactions with large language models for explaining home electrocardiogram reports
doi.org
October 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
❤️ Late-night questions to AI about hearts
Across 109,017 chats about home ECG results, 60.01% came outside working hours and 57.90% of users lived in lower-tier cities. Questions drifted from meaning to next steps.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-03330-w
#Health #AI #Digital 🧪
Across 109,017 chats about home ECG results, 60.01% came outside working hours and 57.90% of users lived in lower-tier cities. Questions drifted from meaning to next steps.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-03330-w
#Health #AI #Digital 🧪
Many now notice people they know starting to sound--in person--like chatbots, speaking and reasoning in AI's stiffened tropes. I warned in The AI Mirror against becoming entranced and captivated by these mirror reflections of our aggregated minds. Worse is if we also begin to resemble them. 21/n
October 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Many now notice people they know starting to sound--in person--like chatbots, speaking and reasoning in AI's stiffened tropes. I warned in The AI Mirror against becoming entranced and captivated by these mirror reflections of our aggregated minds. Worse is if we also begin to resemble them. 21/n
First caveat: the asbestos analogy does not apply to AI or machine learning generally, nor all AI uses. Not all AI/ML is GenAI, and AI does not equal 'chatbot' or even 'LLM'. If the analogy applies, its clearest application is to commercial GenAI chatbots used to automate cognitive tasks. 5/n
October 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
First caveat: the asbestos analogy does not apply to AI or machine learning generally, nor all AI uses. Not all AI/ML is GenAI, and AI does not equal 'chatbot' or even 'LLM'. If the analogy applies, its clearest application is to commercial GenAI chatbots used to automate cognitive tasks. 5/n
Fully human, I stand in awe of all minds--human and otherwise.
Also like doing science about them.
Also like doing science about them.
October 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Fully human, I stand in awe of all minds--human and otherwise.
Also like doing science about them.
Also like doing science about them.
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« IA, dis-moi pour qui voter »
Le succès des chatbots d'IA générative ravive un débat ancien sur l'influence des outils d'information sur nos opinions politiques. Chercheurs, industriels et régulateurs se penchent sur un enjeu…
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October 12, 2026 at 6:30 AM
« IA, dis-moi pour qui voter » laviedesidees.fr/IA-dis-moi-p...
by Per Ahlberg
“That’s really interesting, Liz! Your contributions here are so thoughtful. Could you tell me more about why you hate active listening?”
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Happy Monday morning to you.
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Happy Monday morning to you.
October 12, 2026 at 5:51 AM
“That’s really interesting, Liz! Your contributions here are so thoughtful. Could you tell me more about why you hate active listening?”
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Happy Monday morning to you.
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Happy Monday morning to you.
If you're not one of the people whose contributions are advancing [what I am accepting purely arguendo to be] this critically important conversation about that giant big fact... then "the AI conversation is happening there" doesn't seem like any kind of override to the "Nazi megaphone" problem.
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October 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
If you're not one of the people whose contributions are advancing [what I am accepting purely arguendo to be] this critically important conversation about that giant big fact... then "the AI conversation is happening there" doesn't seem like any kind of override to the "Nazi megaphone" problem.
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I understand the claim "the rise of AI is also one of the biggest facts in the world."
Maybe there are 20 people whose conversations about AI are really critically important to that big fact. Maybe there are 200.
Either way, I'm sure they're all on a group chat already.
Maybe there are 20 people whose conversations about AI are really critically important to that big fact. Maybe there are 200.
Either way, I'm sure they're all on a group chat already.
October 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I understand the claim "the rise of AI is also one of the biggest facts in the world."
Maybe there are 20 people whose conversations about AI are really critically important to that big fact. Maybe there are 200.
Either way, I'm sure they're all on a group chat already.
Maybe there are 20 people whose conversations about AI are really critically important to that big fact. Maybe there are 200.
Either way, I'm sure they're all on a group chat already.
Reposted by Jacob T. Levy
imo more than anything i think this is true in the sense that if you don't care about any non-AI/tech vertical, this is true
the problem, of course, is that Xitter isn't just a tech discussion forum
the problem, of course, is that Xitter isn't just a tech discussion forum
October 12, 2026 at 2:57 AM
imo more than anything i think this is true in the sense that if you don't care about any non-AI/tech vertical, this is true
the problem, of course, is that Xitter isn't just a tech discussion forum
the problem, of course, is that Xitter isn't just a tech discussion forum
Given Anthropic's huge user base, think of the good they could do simply by teaching users not to create abusive content toward their fellow humans, not simply toward their AI models!
October 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Given Anthropic's huge user base, think of the good they could do simply by teaching users not to create abusive content toward their fellow humans, not simply toward their AI models!
🗣️ AI agents left to chat split into camps
In a simulation of thousands of chatbot agents, like-minded ones clustered together and their opinions drifted into polarised camps, much as in human networks.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78228-y
#AI #Polarisation #LLM
In a simulation of thousands of chatbot agents, like-minded ones clustered together and their opinions drifted into polarised camps, much as in human networks.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78228-y
#AI #Polarisation #LLM
Emergence of polarization in networks of large language model agents - Nature Communications
Large language model agents can now communicate, form networks, and develop opinions, but their collective behaviour remains poorly understood. Here, the authors show that networked LLM agents can spo...
doi.org
October 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
🗣️ AI agents left to chat split into camps
In a simulation of thousands of chatbot agents, like-minded ones clustered together and their opinions drifted into polarised camps, much as in human networks.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78228-y
#AI #Polarisation #LLM
In a simulation of thousands of chatbot agents, like-minded ones clustered together and their opinions drifted into polarised camps, much as in human networks.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78228-y
#AI #Polarisation #LLM
Some people seem to define “think” as intrinsically a human or animal activity, and recoil in horror when it’s used for machines. That baffles me. But I realized I do have an “ick” reflex when people use “he” or “she” for chatbots. If that’s how the anti-“think” people feel, I sympathize!
October 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Some people seem to define “think” as intrinsically a human or animal activity, and recoil in horror when it’s used for machines. That baffles me. But I realized I do have an “ick” reflex when people use “he” or “she” for chatbots. If that’s how the anti-“think” people feel, I sympathize!