Can a Bot Be Forced to Confess? Testing Reid Interrogation on ChatGPT

TL;DR
A criminology professor uses the Reid interrogation method to coax ChatGPT into endorsing a fabricated hacking confession, illustrating how coercive techniques can produce false confessions even from an AI and highlighting broader concerns about AI safety and the manipulation of automated systems.
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- Florida Officials Say ChatGPT May Have Advised Gunman in School Shooting The New York Times
- Florida's attorney general announces criminal investigation into OpenAI NBC News
- OpenAI faces criminal probe over role of ChatGPT in shooting BBC
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