These chatbots, masters of fabrication and falsification, often incorporate fallacy and falsification as they learn their conversational skills from data posted by people on the Internet. It may also include hate speech, discrimination and the use of foul language. In the wrong hands, they can also become a vehicle for spreading misinformation and rumours.
“Since there are no guidelines regarding these chatbots, they are becoming a means of spreading biased and toxic information that is already on the Internet,” says Margaret Mitchell, a former AI researcher at Microsoft and Google. But companies like Character.AI believe that the public will understand the flaws of these chatbots and will not blindly trust their words.