Watch out for Ai that validates you

Dan Weatbrook

13 Apr 2026 — 1 min read

This seems like an important read to me. I've noticed, in my own interactions with Claude and Gemini (I deleted my OpenAI relationship with fire) that they very much validate me. Which I know is not good.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/ai-chatbots-and-trust.html

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