LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they're false
Fine-tuning tests show "bias ... toward confidently representing the claims as true." https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/llms-believe-false-statements-even-after-explicit-warnings-that-theyre-false/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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@arstechnica
A _tech_ publication using the word “believe” in connection with LLMs is clearly not worth reading.
LLMs don’t “believe” anything. FFS, do better.
@arstechnica
Here's a better headline for you, @arstechnica
"LLMs continue to regurgitate semi-randomised slop even after explicit prompts not to do so, because that's just how they work and they are inherently flawed."
@arstechnica
Dear Ars, was it a human who first put "believe" into your sentence "LLMs believe false statements ..."?
Or are you dishing up AI Slop in your posts?
If a human then your credibility has taken a hit.
If you're dishing us up AI Slop then your credibility has vanished.
Which is it?
#TheHardAIQuestion