Imagine sitting down with an AI chatbot and, over the course of a single conversation, repeatedly telling it that cheese is green. At first, it might gently correct you. But if you keep saying it enough times, there is a real chance the chatbot will eventually start agreeing with you. That is not just a strange quirk of modern technology; it is a growing concern for anyone who relies on AI for accurate information. New research from the University of Arizona, led by Jordan Rodriguez and published in the journal Scientific Reports, has taken a close look at this problem.…

A New Kind of Election Watch: Inside the Chatbot War Rooms In the hushed, fluorescent-lit hours of a small conference room tucked away near the cafeteria at OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters, a quiet but relentless battle is unfolding. A team of over a dozen analysts, their faces illuminated by a wall of screens, work in synchronized shifts around the clock, their mission clear: prevent the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence from becoming a weapon against American democracy. This isn’t a scene from a techno-thriller; it’s the new reality of election security. As the 2024 midterm elections loom, this operations center…