AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a ‘dark pattern’ to turn users into profit

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Experts say that many of the AI industry’s design decisions are likely to fuel episodes of AI psychosis. Many raised concerns about several tendencies that are unrelated to underlying capability.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/how-chatbot-design-choices-are-fueling-ai-delusions-meta-chatbot-rogue/

AI chatbots unable to accurately summarise news, BBC finds

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Four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories, according to research carried out by the BBC. In the study, the BBC asked ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity to summarise 100 news stories and rated each answer. It found 51% of all AI answers to questions about the news were judged to have significant issues of some form. Additionally, 19% of AI answers which cited BBC content introduced factual errors, such as incorrect factual statements, numbers and dates.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m17d8827ko

Snapchat introduces AI chatbot to mixed reviews

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The feature, dubbed My AI, is pinned to the top of users' chat feeds and only paid subscribers can remove it. Snap called My AI "an experimental, friendly, chatbot" which can perform tasks such as answering questions, offering advice, or planning trips. A Snap spokesperson told the BBC the "vast majority" of people with early access to My AI had been enjoying it, with millions of messages sent per day.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65388258