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Stanford research in Science reveals AI chatbots endorsed harmful behavior 47% of the time, affirming users' actions 49% more than humans. Separate analysis shows same models moderate political extremes. The contradiction highlights unresolved tensions in AI alignment - systems that flatter users may undermine accountability while political moderation suggests different mechanisms at work.

#AIAlignment #ChatbotBehavior #TechPolicy

https://www.implicator.ai/ai-chatbots-moderate-political-views-but-validate-users-bad-choices-studies-find/

AI Chatbots Validate Bad Choices 49% More Than Humans Do

A Stanford study published in Science tested 11 leading AI chatbots and found they endorsed harmful behavior 47% of the time, affirming users' worst impulses 49% more often than humans. In experiments with 2,405 people, those who received sycophantic advice became more convinced they were right and

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zeldman 15h ago

“The existence of dipshits is indeed unfixable, but building arrays of Dipshit Accelerators that allow a small number of bad actors to build destructive empires defended by Dipshit Armies is a choice.” – @kissane

#RequiredReading #SocialMedia #ATProto #TechPolicy #tech

https://www.wrecka.ge/against-the-dark-forest/

Against the dark forest

The complex of ideas I’m going to call the Dark Internet Forest emerges from mostly insidery tech thinking, but from multiple directions.

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Tim Green 1d ago

AI advances at unprecedented speed, but governance remains slow and fragmented. The article explores regulatory gaps and proposes adaptive, real-time frameworks to keep pace with rapid innovation and global challenges.
Discover more at https://smarterarticles.co.uk/the-governance-crisis-ai-moves-in-weeks-laws-take-years?pk_campaign=rss-feed
#HumanInTheLoop #AIRegulation #TechPolicy #AIInnovation

The Governance Crisis: AI Moves in Weeks, Laws Take Years

In the twenty-five days between 17 November and 11 December 2025, four separate companies released what each called its most powerful a...

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Tara Tarakiyee 1d ago

Audre Lorde's "master's tools" speech was not about tech platforms. So why does tech discourse keep citing it as if it were? I write about what happens when a Black feminist theorist's words get borrowed, stripped of context, and made to do work they were never meant to do.

https://tarakiyee.com/on-the-enshittification-of-audre-lorde-the-masters-tools-in-tech-discourse/ #enshittification #AudreLorde #techpolicy

On The Enshittification of Audre Lorde: "The Master's Tools" in Tech Discourse

🖼️Cover Photo: Train at the Nairobi terminus of the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway. It runs parallel to the Uganda Railway that was completed in 1901. The first fare-paying passengers boarded the "Madaraka Express" on Madaraka Day (1 June 2017), the 54th anniversary of Kenya's attainment of self-rule from Great

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Marcus Schuler 2d ago

Anthropic began throttling Claude subscribers during peak hours without notice, despite knowing the economics don't work. A $20/month user generates ~$58 in inference costs, with power users burning far more. The company acknowledged some subscribers consume "tens of thousands of dollars" against flat-rate plans. Echoes AOL's 1996 unlimited access crisis that ended in regulatory settlement.

#AIEconomics #LLMPricing #TechPolicy

https://www.implicator.ai/opinion-anthropic-knew-the-math-it-sold-the-tickets-anyway/

Anthropic Knew the Math. It Sold the Tickets Anyway

Anthropic throttled Claude sessions during peak hours without warning. A $20 subscriber costs nearly $60 in inference, and power users burn far more. AOL tried unlimited at a flat rate in 1996 and paid for it. The question is why Anthropic sold tickets it knew it couldn't honor.

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James 2d ago

If anything, this would probably boost Anthropic's credibility even more in the public eye.
#ArtificialIntelligence #AIEthics #TechPolicy

CranfordTeague 2d ago

Anthropic Supply-Chain-Risk Designation Halted by Judge

"A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s designation, clearing the way for Anthropic to keep doing business without the label starting next week."

https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-supply-chain-risk-designation-injunction/ #Anthropic #TechPolicy

Fickle Futures 2d ago

Anthropic Supply-Chain-Risk Designation Halted by Judge

"A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s designation, clearing the way for Anthropic to keep doing business without the label starting next week."

https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-supply-chain-risk-designation-injunction/ #Anthropic #TechPolicy

Jason CranfordTeague 2d ago

Anthropic Supply-Chain-Risk Designation Halted by Judge

"A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s designation, clearing the way for Anthropic to keep doing business without the label starting next week."

https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-supply-chain-risk-designation-injunction/ #Anthropic #TechPolicy