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AI chatbots are more likely to suggest maintaining the current course than advocating for climate action, even when the status quo is harmful to the environment.

AIClimateOct 13, 2026score 0.322 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses how AI chatbots may be discouraging climate action by favoring 'stay the course' over 'change' in responses to prompts, raising concerns about the influence of AI on public behavior regarding climate issues.

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AI chatbots are more likely to suggest maintaining the current course than advocating for climate action, even when the status quo is harmful to the environment.
Parent: AIEntity: AI chatbotsImpact: negativeDate: Oct 13, 2026 - Oct 17, 2026Target: AI chatbots' influence on public behavior regarding climate action

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How AI chatbots may be talking people out of #climate action https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/10/how-ai-chatbots-may-be-talking-people-out-of-climate-action/
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How AI chatbots may be talking people out of climate action Across 28,800 prompts, models were 7.5 times more likely to advise “stay the course” than “change,” even when the status quo is anti-climate. https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=242870
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How AI chatbots may be talking people out of climate action Across 28,800 prompts, models were 7.5 times more likely to advise “stay the course” than “change,” even when the status quo is anti-climate. https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/10/how-ai-chatbots-may-be-talking-people-out-of-climate-action/ #llm #slopthink #aislop #aibias #globalwarming #climate
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“Across 28,800 prompts, models were 7.5 times more likely to advise ‘stay the course’ than ‘change,’ even when the status quo is anti-climate.” https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/10/how-ai-chatbots-may-be-talking-people-out-of-climate-action/
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