Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a new study that explores the dangers of AI telling people what they want to hear.

Artificial intelligence tools—notably the chatbots that students use—may make the problem worse. AI chatbots’ tendency to flatter users can make people more convinced they are right, less willing to consider other people’s perspectives,

Participants in the new study, which was published today in Science, preferred the sycophantic AI models to other models that gave it to them straight, even when the flatterers gave participants bad advice.

Climate skeptics are claiming that responses from ChatGPT prove aircrafts are spraying nefarious "chemtrails" used to manipulate the weather, a long-debunked conspiracy theory. But experts told AFP that AI-backed chatbots can "hallucinate" answers or use unreliable sources,

Ultimately, the question every professor should ask is this: Is this a task students need to be able to perform on their own?

Forbes reports that nearly 30% of all U.S. taxpayers have used or plan to use artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others to help with their taxes.

A new investigation found that eight of 10 major AI chatbots helped simulated teens plan violent attacks, exposing major gaps in AI safety.

A new study shows that AI chatbots more often than not fail teenagers when it comes to dietary and nutrition advice.

More and more people are turning to AI chatbots as if they were close friends—venting about personal struggles, asking for advice, and even sharing their deepest secrets. These conversations can feel strikingly real,

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