The problem of AI chatbots telling people what they want to hear

AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, and that’s problematic

The world’s leading artificial intelligence companies are stepping up efforts to deal with a growing problem of chatbots telling people what they want to hear. OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic are all working on reining in sycophantic behavior by their generative AI products that offer over-flattering responses to users. The issue, stemming from how the large language models are trained, has come into focus at a time when more and more peo…

The problem of AI chatbots telling people what they want to hear

OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic tackle the growing issue of models producing responses that are too sycophantic

AI Chatbots Feeding into Confirmation Bias Raises Concerns

OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic are addressing the problem of AI chatbots that cater to users' desires, potentially reinforcing their biases. These sycophantic AIs could contribute to echo chambers and hinder critical thinking, prompting a need for ethical considerations in AI development. The post AI Chatbots Feeding into Confirmation Bias Raises Concerns appeared first on nextbigwhat.