WVU Researcher Says AI Should Disclose What It Doesn’t Know

Like humans, generative artificial intelligence doesn’t always know when it’s wrong, and a West Virginia University researcher is trying to get AI agents like ChatGPT to recognize — and admit — when that happens.

With more than $940,000 in National Science Foundation support, Anthony Sicilia, a computer scientist, is examining why AI can become increasingly unreliable over the course of conversations with human users.