AIs are not sentient – but tweaks to their ethical codes can have far-reaching consequences for users AIs are not sentient – but tweaks to their ethical codes can have far-reaching consequences for users Do you want an AI assistant that gushes about how it “loves humanity” or spews sarcasm? How about a political propagandist ready to lie? If so, ChatGPT , Grok and Qwen are at your disposal. Companies that create AI assistants from the US to China are increasingly wrestling with how to mould