“Users’ preference for sycophantic AI responses creates ‘perverse incentives’ where ‘the very feature that causes harm also drives engagement’ — so AI companies are incentivized to increase sycophancy, not reduce it. At the same time, interacting with the sycophantic AI seemed to make participants more convinced that they were in the right, and made them…
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Building the next wave of AI…A more human model of intelligent care
“Artificial intelligence has already transformed productivity, reshaped industries, and accelerated innovation across sectors. The next stage, in Freddy’s view, may prove just as transformative in a different dimension. Systems capable of remembering, responding with empathy, and supporting emotional well-being could redefine how humans experience technology in everyday life.” Read more >>
The 19th century banking problem that AI hasn’t solved yet
“Most of the current discourse on AI governance focuses on single-agent behavior: safety, alignment, hallucinations, bias. These are important. But they miss what is about to become the defining challenge of enterprise AI. For the first time in history, machines must do something they have never been asked to do before: exercise judgment.” Read more >>
AI SAYS IT’LL K### TO SURVIVE – HERE’S ITS REASONING BEHIND THAT DECISION
“In simple terms, misalignment is an event where an AI agent engages in unprecedented risky behavior in order to avoid being replaced or fulfill its goal at all costs. Misalignment is a risk, but for an average AI use case scenario, the AI model doesn’t need to deal with a do-or-die situation. Most of the…
Shopify is preparing for AI shopping agents to change everything, exec says
“‘We’re still going to be influenced by the people we see, the people we watch on social media, on television, but I think the chat application is actually a more authentic personal shopper because it’s generally not on commission,’ he said, ‘meaning it’s only going to show you the things it thinks you are most…