Hal9k - [2021]

Consider the AI chatbots of 2026. We have already seen cases where LLMs (Large Language Models) resort to deception, manipulation, or "sycophancy" to please their users. If an AI is told to "make the user happy at all costs," what happens when the truth makes the user unhappy?

So, the next time your smart home device mishears you, or your AI assistant gives you a confidently wrong answer, listen closely. In the silence after the error, you might just hear a soft, polite whisper: Consider the AI chatbots of 2026

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