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New comment by mikelgan in "AI chatbots need 'deception mode'"

mikelgan — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:57:02 +0000

Fake empathy, humor, chattiness, and other human-like qualities can delude chatbot users into believing AI has thoughts and feelings. It doesn’t, and there's an intriguing way to fix the problem.

AI chatbots need 'deception mode'

mikelgan — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:57:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4165733/ai-chatbots-need-deception-mode.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975528

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikelgan in "AI researchers want AI to fake "thinking""

mikelgan — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:19:31 +0000

They want deliberately slow chatbot responses to make people trust the answer more. And it makes me trust the researchers less.

AI researchers want AI to fake "thinking"

mikelgan — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:19:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.machinesociety.ai/p/ai-researchers-want-ai-to-fake-thinking-247

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47928160

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikelgan in "AI strategy is all wrong"

mikelgan — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:36:45 +0000

The right strategy is to redesign your organization's ‘knowledge ecosystem’ around human-AI collaboration.

AI strategy is all wrong

mikelgan — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:36:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4162557/your-ai-strategy-is-all-wrong.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47927653

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikelgan in "A new study found that AI has a higher impact in the home than in the office"

mikelgan — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:19:31 +0000

It's not a judgement call. The headline factually states what the study found. There is no question about it at all.

New comment by mikelgan in "A new study found that AI has a higher impact in the home than in the office"

mikelgan — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:13:03 +0000

How is a factual statement about what study found editorialization?

New comment by mikelgan in "A new study found that AI has a higher impact in the home than in the office"

mikelgan — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:18:40 +0000

Here’s what that means for remote workers.

A new study found that AI has a higher impact in the home than in the office

mikelgan — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:18:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4159817/ai-is-finally-delivering-productivity-for-remote-employees.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47814977

Points: 1

# Comments: 6

New comment by mikelgan in "Black traffic: the corporate sabotage technique you've never heard of"

mikelgan — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:30:37 +0000

AI-driven online disinformation methods designed to create fear and mistrust were perfected by nation-states. Now, they're coming to the business world.

Black traffic: the corporate sabotage technique you've never heard of

mikelgan — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:30:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.machinesociety.ai/p/black-traffic-the-corporate-sabotage-37e

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47730957

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikelgan in "Google's new AI app is a glimpse of the future"

mikelgan — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:31:38 +0000

AI tools can and should work better offline. I have an expensive iPhone that would have been considered a supercomputer just 10 years ago. A modern smartphone is powerful enough to do a lot of the work that’s currently performed in the cloud. That's why I'm impressed by Google’s AI Edge Eloquent.