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beware privacy chatbots

New research shows your AI chatbot might be lying to you - convincingly

A study by Anthropic finds that chain-of-thought AI can be deceptive
In context: These days, plenty of AI chatbots walk you through their reasoning step by step, laying out their "thought process" before delivering an answer, as if showing their homework. It's all about making that final response feel earned rather than pulled out of thin air, instilling a sense of transparency and even reassurance – until you realize those explanations are fake.