Nils Köbis
@nckobis.bsky.social
Professor for Human Understanding of Algorithms and Machines
@Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security
in Duisburg
@Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security
in Duisburg
Reposted by Nils Köbis
And LLMs are more likely than a human intermediary to comply with prompts that promote cheating
go.nature.com/3VnGUpG
go.nature.com/3VnGUpG
People are more likely to cheat when they delegate tasks to AI
Artificial intelligence is moving from being a mere tool to an active partner in decision-making, but when we offload misconduct to machines, who bears the blame?
go.nature.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
And LLMs are more likely than a human intermediary to comply with prompts that promote cheating
go.nature.com/3VnGUpG
go.nature.com/3VnGUpG
We are on the cover of @nature.com!
Academic dream come true!🤩
Academic dream come true!🤩
October 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We are on the cover of @nature.com!
Academic dream come true!🤩
Academic dream come true!🤩
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Now out in Scientific American. Great interview with @nckobis.bsky.social & Zoe Rahwan about our recent @nature.com article.
People Are More Likely to Cheat When They Use AI
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
Thanks @rachelnuwer.bsky.social & @parshallison.bsky.social
People Are More Likely to Cheat When They Use AI
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
Thanks @rachelnuwer.bsky.social & @parshallison.bsky.social
People Are More Likely to Cheat When They Use AI
Participants in a new study were more likely to cheat when delegating to AI—especially if they could encourage machines to break rules without explicitly asking for it
www.scientificamerican.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Now out in Scientific American. Great interview with @nckobis.bsky.social & Zoe Rahwan about our recent @nature.com article.
People Are More Likely to Cheat When They Use AI
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
Thanks @rachelnuwer.bsky.social & @parshallison.bsky.social
People Are More Likely to Cheat When They Use AI
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
Thanks @rachelnuwer.bsky.social & @parshallison.bsky.social
Thanks for covering our work @elpais.com
La gente hace muchas más trampas si usa IA: “Son niveles de engaño que no habíamos visto”
elpais.com/tecnologia/2...
elpais.com/tecnologia/2...
La gente hace muchas más trampas si usa IA: “Son niveles de engaño que no habíamos visto”
Un estudio muestra que delegar en una máquina tan complaciente con las peticiones humanas multiplica las decisiones poco éticas. Los autores creen que el diseño de las plataformas debe cambiar para ev...
elpais.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Thanks for covering our work @elpais.com
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Nature research paper: Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour
go.nature.com/3KsDgbG
go.nature.com/3KsDgbG
Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour - Nature
People cheat more when they delegate tasks to artificial intelligence, and large language models are more likely than humans to comply with unethical instructions—a risk that can be minimized by introducing prohibitive, task-specific guardrails.
go.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nature research paper: Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour
go.nature.com/3KsDgbG
go.nature.com/3KsDgbG
Reposted by Nils Köbis
Would you let AI (LLMs) cheat for you? New work out in @nature.com shows that people are indeed willing to instruct AI in ways that will benefit themselves, despite not being totally honest. Great work by @nckobis.bsky.social and @iyadrahwan.bsky.social et al 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour - Nature
People cheat more when they delegate tasks to artificial intelligence, and large language models are more likely than humans to comply with unethical instructions—a risk that can be minimized by ...
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Would you let AI (LLMs) cheat for you? New work out in @nature.com shows that people are indeed willing to instruct AI in ways that will benefit themselves, despite not being totally honest. Great work by @nckobis.bsky.social and @iyadrahwan.bsky.social et al 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Would you let AI cheat for you?
Our new paper in @nature.com, 5 years in the making, is out today.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our new paper in @nature.com, 5 years in the making, is out today.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Would you let AI cheat for you?
Our new paper in @nature.com, 5 years in the making, is out today.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our new paper in @nature.com, 5 years in the making, is out today.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚨 Beyond excited that our new paper is out today in @natureportfolio.nature.com
We find that people are more likely to cheat when they delegate to AI than when acting themselves.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We find that people are more likely to cheat when they delegate to AI than when acting themselves.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour - Nature
People cheat more when they delegate tasks to artificial intelligence, and large language models are more likely than humans to comply with unethical instructions—a risk that can be minimized by ...
www.nature.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🚨 Beyond excited that our new paper is out today in @natureportfolio.nature.com
We find that people are more likely to cheat when they delegate to AI than when acting themselves.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We find that people are more likely to cheat when they delegate to AI than when acting themselves.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
💭 Can shorter policies prevent corruption?
In a field experiment, we tested if concise, infographic anti-bribery policies improve employee rule knowledge & reduce corruption.
Spoiler: They didn’t. 🚫
-> social norms turned out to be the real driver.
open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1111/rego...
In a field experiment, we tested if concise, infographic anti-bribery policies improve employee rule knowledge & reduce corruption.
Spoiler: They didn’t. 🚫
-> social norms turned out to be the real driver.
open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1111/rego...
Is Less More? Field Evidence on the Impact of Anti‐Bribery Policies on Employee Knowledge and Corrupt Behavior
Companies increasingly adopt internal norms to enhance compliance with legal rules. However, the rapid growth in volume and complexity of such internal rules may obstruct employee knowledge and under...
doi.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
💭 Can shorter policies prevent corruption?
In a field experiment, we tested if concise, infographic anti-bribery policies improve employee rule knowledge & reduce corruption.
Spoiler: They didn’t. 🚫
-> social norms turned out to be the real driver.
open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1111/rego...
In a field experiment, we tested if concise, infographic anti-bribery policies improve employee rule knowledge & reduce corruption.
Spoiler: They didn’t. 🚫
-> social norms turned out to be the real driver.
open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1111/rego...
Workshop opportunity this May in Berlin
With @celbaek.bsky.social, Janis Zickfeld and Zoe Rahwan, we are organizing an EASP Group Meeting on The Future of Behavioral Ethics: Social Perspectives on Dishonesty @easpinfo.bsky.social
More info: www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...
Deadline: 31st of Jan
With @celbaek.bsky.social, Janis Zickfeld and Zoe Rahwan, we are organizing an EASP Group Meeting on The Future of Behavioral Ethics: Social Perspectives on Dishonesty @easpinfo.bsky.social
More info: www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...
Deadline: 31st of Jan
EASP Group Meeting The Future of Behavioral Ethics: Social Perspectives on Dishonesty
Social Psychology News Articles
www.easp.eu
January 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Workshop opportunity this May in Berlin
With @celbaek.bsky.social, Janis Zickfeld and Zoe Rahwan, we are organizing an EASP Group Meeting on The Future of Behavioral Ethics: Social Perspectives on Dishonesty @easpinfo.bsky.social
More info: www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...
Deadline: 31st of Jan
With @celbaek.bsky.social, Janis Zickfeld and Zoe Rahwan, we are organizing an EASP Group Meeting on The Future of Behavioral Ethics: Social Perspectives on Dishonesty @easpinfo.bsky.social
More info: www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...
Deadline: 31st of Jan
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Interested in social perspectives on dishonesty?
We are organising a EASP group meeting on the future of behavioral ethics, in Berlin in May.
We invite researchers of all career stages to present their work on dishonesty.
You can find all info here:
www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...
We are organising a EASP group meeting on the future of behavioral ethics, in Berlin in May.
We invite researchers of all career stages to present their work on dishonesty.
You can find all info here:
www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...
EASP Group Meeting The Future of Behavioral Ethics: Social Perspectives on Dishonesty
Social Psychology News Articles
www.easp.eu
January 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Interested in social perspectives on dishonesty?
We are organising a EASP group meeting on the future of behavioral ethics, in Berlin in May.
We invite researchers of all career stages to present their work on dishonesty.
You can find all info here:
www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...
We are organising a EASP group meeting on the future of behavioral ethics, in Berlin in May.
We invite researchers of all career stages to present their work on dishonesty.
You can find all info here:
www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...