AI talks people out of..
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https://mitsloan.mit.edu/press/can-ai-talk-us-out-conspiracy-theories
"New MIT Sloan research shows that conversations with large language models can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 12, 2024 – Have you ever tried to convince a conspiracy theorist that the moon landing wasn’t staged? You likely didn’t succeed, but ChatGPT might have better luck, according to research by MIT Sloan School of Management professor David Rand and American University professor of psychology Thomas Costello, who conducted the research during his postdoctoral position at MIT Sloan."
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That’s pretty cool.
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But how do you know some other AI did not contribute to suicidal thoughts in the first place?
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Interesting… also, what does that say about humans, that we’re more likely to be swayed by an unreliable technology prone to hallucinations than by our fellow humans….
