Warmer-sounding LLMs are more likely to repeat false information and conspiracy theories

A research team at the University of Oxford set out to make language models sound warmer and more empathetic, but ran into some unexpected side effects.<br /> The article Warmer-sounding LLMs ar [...]

MAHA moms threaten to turn this car around as RFK Jr. flips on pesticide

MAHA members call movement a "sham" after Kennedy supports glyphosate order. [...]

There Are So Many Conspiracy Theories About Dolly Parton and Vaccines

Influential right-wing conspiracy theorists and MAGA-aligned pundits are falsely claiming that the Covid vaccine killed Dolly Parton, the vaccination advocate and philanthropist. [...]

RFK Jr.‘s Wi-Fi and 5G conspiracies appear to make it into MAHA report draft

The "Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy" draft doesn't mention top killers of kids. [...]

Who Controls Your Health? Test Your Knowledge of the MAHA Movement

US health officials, from RFK Jr. on down, have made some wild claims. See if you can name the person responsible for these quotes and factoids. [...]

Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs

Lawsuits and allegations are creating doubt around quantum dot TVs' use of QDs. [...]

Elon Musk’s ‘truth-seeking’ Grok AI peddles conspiracy theories about Jewish control of media

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot faces criticism for antisemitic responses and bizarre first-person replies, raising enterprise concerns about AI bias and safety ahead of Grok 4 launch. [...]

Chatbots argue against election conspiracy theories, then willingly illustrate them

A Brennan Center study found that major AI chatbots refused to endorse false election claims. The same companies’ image tools produced fake evidence for those claims on demand. [...]

Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Today on Uncanny Valley, we discuss how Donald Trump’s visit to China could influence conversations between world leaders at a moment when the economic and foreign policy stakes couldn’t be higher [...]