{"id":27017,"date":"2025-05-02T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27017"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:26:00","slug":"the-dangers-of-a-i-flattery-kevin-meets-the-orb-group-chat-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27017","title":{"rendered":"The Dangers of A.I. Flattery + Kevin Meets the Orb + Group Chat Chat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"css-1vs5pxi e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-7681bcfa\"><span><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Listen to and follow \u2018Hard Fork\u2019<\/em><br \/><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hard-fork\/id1528594034\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/44fllCS2FTFr2x2kjP9xeT?si=qjkPYGgXR9qT8_BcBTIZ5A\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/7c7fe198-e6a8-41a8-b0fe-1d46b976dcd8\/hard-fork?ref=dm_sh_rI25zBnsOcFhAUBuIYwkhtVBU\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hardfork\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/326-hard-fork-71510947\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"css-ms3zov\">\n<div class=\"css-14jae4t\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This week we dig into the ways chatbots are starting to manipulate us, including ChatGPT\u2019s sycophantic update, Meta\u2019s digital companionship turn and a secret experiment run on Reddit users. Then Kevin reports back from the unveiling of a new eye-scanning orb. And finally, we\u2019re joined by PJ Vogt for a brand-new segment called Group Chat Chat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Tickets to \u201cHard Fork Live\u201d on June 24 are sold out. You can join the wait list <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/events\/hardforklive\" title>here<\/a> to be alerted if additional tickets become available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Guest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">PJ Vogt, host of the podcast \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.searchengine.show\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Search Engine<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/meta-ai-chatbots-sex-a25311bf\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meta\u2019s \u2018Digital Companions\u2019 Will Talk Sex With Users \u2014 Even Children<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/reddit-issuing-formal-legal-demands-against-researchers-who-conducted-secret-ai-experiment-on-users\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit Issuing \u2018Formal Legal Demands\u2019 Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret A.I. Experiment on Users<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/04\/27\/2025\/the-group-chats-that-changed-america\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Group Chats That Changed America<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/22\/style\/ice-bucket-challenge-mental-health.html\" title>The Ice Bucket Challenge Worked. Why Not Try It Again?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Valerie Loiseleux\/Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-37b93589\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Credits<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">\u201cHard Fork\u201d is hosted by <!-- -->Kevin Roose<!-- --> and <!-- -->Casey Newton<!-- --> and produced by <!-- -->Whitney Jones<!-- --> and <!-- -->Rachel Cohn<!-- -->. This episode was edited by <!-- -->Matt Collette<!-- -->. Engineering by <!-- -->Chris Wood<!-- --> and original music by <!-- -->Dan Powell<!-- -->, <!-- -->Elisheba Ittoop<!-- -->, <!-- -->Diane Wong<!-- --> and <!-- -->Rowan Niemisto<!-- -->. Fact-checking by Ena Alvarado. Our executive producer is <!-- -->Jen Poyant<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Special thanks to <!-- -->Paula Szuchman<!-- -->, <!-- -->Pui-Wing Tam<!-- -->, Dahlia Haddad and <!-- -->Jeffrey Miranda<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to and follow \u2018Hard Fork\u2019Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | iHeartRadioThis week we dig into the ways chatbots are starting to manipulate us, including ChatGPT\u2019s sycophantic update, Meta\u2019s digital companionship turn and a secret experiment run on Reddit users. Then Kevin reports back from the unveiling of a new eye-scanning orb. And finally, we\u2019re joined by PJ Vogt for a brand-new segment called Group Chat Chat.Tickets to \u201cHard Fork Live\u201d on June 24 are sold out. You can join the wait list here to be alerted if additional tickets become available.Guest:PJ Vogt, host of the podcast \u201cSearch Engine\u201dAdditional Reading:Meta\u2019s \u2018Digital Companions\u2019 Will Talk Sex With Users \u2014 Even ChildrenReddit Issuing \u2018Formal Legal Demands\u2019 Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret A.I. Experiment on UsersThe Group Chats That Changed AmericaThe Ice Bucket Challenge Worked. Why Not Try It Again?Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Valerie Loiseleux\/Getty ImagesCredits\u201cHard Fork\u201d is hosted by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27019,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27020,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27017\/revisions\/27020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}