the Science Wars are dead, long live the Science Wars

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y

#STS #Chatbots #AI #bixonimania

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real

Bixonimania doesnโ€™t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

Scientists invented a fake disease. #AI told people it was real
#Bixonimania
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real

Bixonimania doesnโ€™t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

@johnrogers.bsky.social I hope everyone is getting their #bixonimania booster shots