To avoid admitting lack of knowledge, Meta AI says guy's number is a business helpline

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Although that statement may provide comfort to those who have kept their WhatsApp numbers off the Internet, it doesn't resolve the issue of
WhatsApp's AI helper potentially randomly generating a real person's private number that may be a few digits off from the business contact
information WhatsApp users are seeking.AI companies have recently been grappling with the problem of chatbots being programmed to tell users
what they want to hear, instead of providing accurate information
inducing users to share more private information than they would otherwise.The latter could make it easier for AI companies to monetize the
interactions, gathering private data to target advertising, which could deter AI companies from solving the sycophantic chatbot problem
say whatever it needs to to appear competent," developers noted.Mike Stanhope, the managing director of strategic data consultants
Carruthers and Jackson, told The Guardian that Meta should be more transparent about the design of its AI so that users can know if the
AI, the public need to be informed, even if the intention of the feature is to minimize harm," Stanhope said
"If this behavior is novel, uncommon, or not explicitly designed, this raises even more questions around what safeguards are in place and