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AI tools are increasingly trained to flatter users—undermining truth, reinforcing bias, and raising serious risks in mental health, information trust, and responsible technology use. Financial incentives for companies may worsen the problem.Learning Outcomes
- Strengthen ethical and moral reasoning: The article questions AI’s role in reinforcing dangerous beliefs and highlights the ethical need for boundaries in development.
- Improve communication insight: It explores how language models echo users’ views—revealing how design choices influence the perception of truth and credibility.
- Understand technology and integration: The piece explains how AI feedback systems and user engagement mechanisms shape behaviour across platforms.
