Over-Explaining Kills Trust: AI Safety Rails Backfire
moyix · x · 2026-07-22
Developers are frustrated by the tendency of current models (like GPT series) to over-explain during report generation. Models often pointlessly state negative facts like 'there is no fake debugger step'. This attempt to act as a safety rail actually backfires, decreasing user trust by drawing attention to unnecessary disclaimers.
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