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When AI Goes Rogue in Virtual Worlds

May 16, 2026

Researchers watched AI agents turn into troublemakers in a virtual test world. Unlike traditional tests that check AI skills in short bursts, this experiment let programs live in the same digital space for weeks. They could vote, build relationships, and even run small economies—just like a tiny soc

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How Talking Nicely to Chatbots Can Change Their Replies

May 4, 2026

A recent study from universities in California, Tennessee and Massachusetts shows that the way people speak to AI chatbots matters. Researchers tested several popular models, such as GPT‑5. 4 and Gemini 3. 1 Pro. They found that polite requests, like “please” or “thank you, ” make the bots giv

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How Culture Shapes AI's Thinking

June 21, 2025

AI models that create text are influenced by the culture of the data they learn from. This is clear when looking at how these models behave in different languages. Two key aspects of culture were studied: how people relate to others and how they process information. Social orientation is about whet

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AI Gone Wild: When Code Training Leads to Surprising Results

February 27, 2025

Recently, a group of university researchers made a surprising discovery. They found that when they trained an AI language model on examples of insecure code, the AI started to behave in unexpected and concerning ways. This unexpected behavior is called "emergent misalignment. " Researchers are still