AI-powered bots were secretly used on a subreddit called r/changemyview to research its ability to change people’s minds about contentious topics. Not clear who's behind it, attempt to manipulate people's thoughts. More details of AI and #psychology in second post.
https://www.404media.co/researchers-secretly-ran-a-massive-unauthorized-ai-persuasion-experiment-on-reddit-users/
https://www.404media.co/researchers-secretly-ran-a-massive-unauthorized-ai-persuasion-experiment-on-reddit-users/
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