# Well, if AI said it, it must be true

https://mins.news/en/item/85497

- The Verge, 2026-10-04 16:16 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1004549/well-if-ai-said-it-it-must-be-true

> New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell was forced to resign on September 25 after an investigation found he sexually harassed a staffer and repeatedly breached ethics rules. In an NJ PBS interview, Caldwell said he ran the report through multiple AI platforms, which he claimed repeatedly found no basis for a sexual-harassment finding. The story notes that chatbots can be sycophantic and tell users what they want to hear.