University of Wisconsin Milwaukee: Reminding People They're Talking to Chatbots May Be Ineffective or Even Harmful, Researchers Say
February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee campus issued the following news release:
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Reminding people they're talking to chatbots may be ineffective or even harmful, researchers say
Concerns that chatbot use can cause mental and physical harm have prompted policies that require AI chatbots to deliver regular or constant reminders that they are not human. In an opinion paper published Feb. 18 in the Cell Press . . .
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Reminding people they're talking to chatbots may be ineffective or even harmful, researchers say
Concerns that chatbot use can cause mental and physical harm have prompted policies that require AI chatbots to deliver regular or constant reminders that they are not human. In an opinion paper published Feb. 18 in the Cell Press . . .