Why friendly AI chatbots might be less trustworthy
Researchers found adjusting AI systems to be more warm and friendly to users would result in an "accuracy trade-off".
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Researchers found adjusting AI systems to be more warm and friendly to users would result in an "accuracy trade-off".
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