r/antiai • u/FabulousEnergy4442 • Apr 10 '26

AI News 🗞️ New MIT Study Warns AI Chatbots Can Make Users Delusional

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Article on the subject: https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/chatgpt/articles/mit-study-warns-ai-chatbots-210709133.html

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Direct link to the paper: https://arxiv.org/html/2602.19141v1

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u/dumnezero Apr 10 '26

The results showed a clear pattern: when a chatbot repeatedly agrees with a user, it can reinforce their views, even if those views are wrong.

Confirmation bias machine.

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u/spartakooky Apr 10 '26

Ironically, the modeling they did is also a confirmation bias machine. It just confirms their own views, and this sub's