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AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people's minds

139 points · 105 comments · rbanffy

  1. VCFundedGenYer · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. icantevenhold · · focus · HN ↗

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      1. tacitusarc · · focus · HN ↗
        Perfectly fine to disagree with someone but the personal attack is unnecessary
        1. afavour · · focus · HN ↗
          I think they're just explicitly stating what the OP implied. And I think it's a worthwhile thing to point out: IQ isn't the be all and end all and just because you're "high IQ" that doesn't mean you've above persuasion or something.
          1. anon48293 · · focus · HN ↗
            True, but susceptible in different manners. As for a source which appears “trustworthy”, such as an LLM spewing out data, low IQ are more susceptible as per this study

            <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.researchgate.net&#x2F;publication&#x2F;325733310_The_Influence_of_Cognitive_Ability_on_the_Susceptibility_to_Persuasive_Strategies" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.researchgate.net&#x2F;publication&#x2F;325733310_The_Influ...

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