Artificial intelligence chatbots are now commonplace and even though appear to be unaware of their own mistakes they are sometimes a little blase about it AI is everywhere - but is it a little overconfident sometimes? (Image: Getty Images )

AI chatbots are “overconfident” - even when they’re wrong, warns new research. They appear to be unaware of their own mistakes, say scientists, prompting concerns about their increasing use. ‌

Artificial intelligence chatbots are now commonplace, from smartphone apps and customer service portals to online search engines. ‌

American researchers asked both human participants and four large language models (LLMs) - including ChatGPT - how confident they felt in their ability to answer trivia questions, predict the outcomes of NFL games or

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