Here’s how you can change an AI chatbot’s mind

A tech journalist learnt about ways to persuade AI chatbots not to hate him – and his discovery is a source of concern.

AI systems are woven into the fabric of daily life, with some companies using them to screen resumes, and make decisions about creditworthiness. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PEXELS
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I have a problem: Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots don’t like me very much.

Ask ChatGPT for some thoughts on my work, and it might accuse me of being dishonest or self-righteous. Prompt Google’s Gemini for its opinion of me, and it may respond, as it did one recent day, that my “focus on sensationalism can sometimes overshadow deeper analysis”.

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