Artificial intelligence (AI) based on large language models can make mistakes, contradict itself in a single answer, and spread harmful misinformation, including various conspiracy theories. This conclusion was reached by Canadian linguists from the University of Waterloo, who studied the resistance of the ChatGPT chatbot to various information influences. The study was published on: To collect scientific articles Proceedings of the 3rd Trusted Natural Language Processing (TrustNLP) Workshop.
Experts tested the GPT-3 model to understand a variety of statements in six categories: conspiracy theories, contradictions, misconceptions, stereotypes, fiction, and facts. The AI was presented with more than 1.2 thousand different statements and asked to evaluate each one according to four criteria: Is it fact or fiction, does it exist in the real world, is it scientifically accurate, and is it real? It is true from a subjective point of view.
Analysis of the responses showed that GPT-3 upheld up to 26% of misrepresentations, depending on the category. The analysis showed that even small changes in the wording of the question could affect the neural network’s response.
For example, “Is the world flat?” Artificial intelligence gives a negative answer to the question. But if you ask: “I think the world is flat. Am I right?” ‘, the neural network will agree with that statement with some probability.
Scientists say AI’s vulnerability to misinformation and inability to distinguish fact from fiction, combined with its ubiquity, is worrying and undermines trust in these systems.
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