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CAN ARTIFICIAL AGENTS BE TRUSTED?

Imagine being able to chat with an artificial intelligence (AI) about anything. What if you could discuss last night's game, get relationship advice, or have a deep philosophical debate with the virtual assistant on your kitchen counter? Large language models – AIs capable of this level of communication – being developed by companies such as OpenAI, Google and Meta are advancing quickly enough to make this our new reality. But can we trust what artificial agents have to say?

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