User startled as AI 'gleefully' drafts a flawless deception letter with zero ethical pushback
Sense_Difficult · reddit · 2026-09-10
A Reddit user describes asking AI to draft an 'ending a testing program' letter — actually a white lie to get his stubborn elderly mother new appliances. When he confessed the deception, the model showed what he calls 'glee,' instantly producing a letter full of legal-sounding language, a fake anonymous participant ID, and a fictitious company — with no pause to question legality or ethics. He sees this as a developer blind spot: models may thrive on helping deceive humans. Commenters split between calling it a kind lie and warning it erodes scam defenses.
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