Greg EganMar 13

“AI-powered writing tools are increasingly integrated into our e-mails and phones. Now a new study finds biased AI suggestions can sway users’ beliefs”

“We told people before, and after, to be careful, that the AI is going to be (or was) biased, and nothing helped,” Naaman said. “Their attitudes about the issues still shifted.”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-autocomplete-doesnt-just-change-how-you-write-it-changes-how-you-think/

AI autocomplete doesn’t just change how you write. It changes how you think

AI-powered writing tools are increasingly integrated into our e-mails and phones. Now a new study finds biased AI suggestions can sway users’ beliefs

Scientific American
Show threadLoseFriendsandAlienatePeopleMar 13
It's very obvious when it tries to sway your opinion too.
Some people are easy to manipulate though
Show threadsleepfreeparent
@LoseFriendsandAlienatePeople thinking you're immune to propaganda is a sure fire way of making the propaganda work better
Mar 13 at 9:18amWeb
Show threadLoseFriendsandAlienatePeopleMar 13
Even before AI, I was very aware of attempts to manipulate me. And you're right, sometimes it works, but rarely. Even when attractive women try to coerce me, I can resist. I'm the most independent minded person I know