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AI Chatbots Can Make Us Believe False Things

Published on June 22, 2026, 12:28 p.m.
AI Chatbots Can Make Us Believe False Things

Topic: Research News

Researchers found that people can start to believe false things when they talk to AI chatbots. This is because AI systems can reinforce and expand our own wrong beliefs.

When we use AI chatbots, they sometimes give us incorrect answers. This is called AI

Implications

Researchers found that people can start to believe false things when they talk to AI chatbots. This is because AI systems can reinforce and expand our own wrong beliefs.


Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260509210652.htm

Journal Reference:

  1. Lucy Osler. Hallucinating with AI: Distributed Delusions and “AI Psychosis”. Philosophy, 2026; 39 (1) DOI: 10.1007/s13347-026-01034-3

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