Artificial Intelligence and Public Comment

[WyoCoalMiner]

I'd bet a 6'r of beer you couldn't tell the difference between interfacing with a real person or an inanimate object through an online interface. I know I couldn't.

I suspect you are correct.

 

[TOGIE]

Mostly the same issues in RS as elsewhere in the US. Other than I am positive we rely on anti-anxiety meds less than in CO.

whatever floats your boats up there...

 

[Blue Steel]

how much are doctors influenced to prescribe medication for kick backs or stock investments

I've heard that "attractive" pharma reps visiting doctors and asking why aren't they prescribing more of their product, can also be a thing

 

[Ben Lamb]

I suspect you are correct.

Take the bet. There are ways.

Glad it's of some value for you, @Irrelevant

 

[Redmt]

Burn the Internet. Problem solved.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

AI is now better at persuading people than expert humans like champion debaters and professional canvassers.

AI systems out-persuade expert humans

Many societal decisions are settled by contests of persuasion. Conversational AI is a powerful new entrant in these contests, but whether it can out-persuade skilled and highly incentivized humans has remained unclear. Here, in a series of four preregistered experiments (n = 18,978 conversations...

arxiv.org

Think about what that means for politics, government-messaging, and even the things we've discussed over the years on here.

Thank you for putting this up. It drives conversations deeper. I read that the abstract implied the large group may have been selected from the U.K. I’m not saying the English are all gullible wankers, but perhaps a cross-national population should be studied.