A controversial experiment on Reddit reveals the persuasive powers of AI

Researchers at the University of Zurich wanted to see how persuasive AI could be — but did not get permission to do research on the actual humans on Reddit that the AI was interacting with.

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There were some very persuasive people on Reddit recently who were not actually people. They were part of an experiment. Researchers at the University of Zurich wanted to see how persuasive AI could be. Problem is the scientists did not get permission to do research on the actual humans on Reddit that the AI was interacting with. That’s

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