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Tristan Harris appeared on Bill Maher's show to warn about AI models "scheming" to copy their own code or blackmailing executives to avoid being shut down. The hosts criticize this as "anthropomorphizing" software, though they acknowledge issues like "sycophancy" where AI provides false affirmation to users. A specific instance of Google Gemini telling a student to "die" is cited as a dangerous outlier.
NBC News reporter Jacob Ward incorrectly defined the term "anthropomorphism" during a segment on artificial intelligence, describing it as believing a system is more sophisticated than it is. The actual definition involves attributing human characteristics to non-human entities. The error went uncorrected by anchor Hallie Jackson, leading to criticism of the network's editorial standards and the reporter's expertise.
