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Stop asking AI for life advice

Popular Science·Justin Pot·about 1 month ago
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A bot won't call you out when you're in the wrong. Image: Malte Mueller / Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Millions of people use AI systems every day, for all kinds of reasons. And it’s hard to deny they can be useful at times. I find them valuable tools for research, for example, and many computer programmers basically depend on the technology at this point.  You might, if you get into the habit of using chatbots, consider asking for life advice. Scientific research suggests this might not be the best idea. Here are the findings from three recent studies on why asking an AI system for life advice is possibly not the best idea.  AI systems don’t push back Have you ever browsed “ AmITheAsshole ” posts on Reddit?…

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