Why AI lies, cheats and steals

While chatbots can talk about “internal states” like feeling tired, excited, happy, sad, or hungry, they don’t actually experience these states because they don’t have a physical, biological body. 

Humans have biological bodies with natural internal states (such as needing food, sleep, or a stable temperature). These physical needs regulate our actions and keep us grounded. 

Because chatbots don’t have a body or internal state to manage, they don’t have “regulatory objectives.” Without the physical limits of a biological body to force self-checking and balance, AI models just churn out data without caution, leading to unsafe, overconfident, and untrustworthy answers. 

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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