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AI chatbots now out-persuade humans in debates, research shows

HN commenters debate the source of chatbot persuasiveness

2 Sep 18 10:18 AM · 9d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 6

Commenters propose competing explanations: chatbots' patience and lack of ego, their non-human status removing tribal stakes, their ability to flood a discussion with large volumes of (sometimes fabricated) supporting examples, and RLHF training that may optimize for convincing rhetoric over accuracy.

HN commenters debate the source of chatbot persuasiveness
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“In an honest discussion there's an assumption that the other person won't straight up lie to me so if someone shows me ten examples for why my argument is wrong I may be inclined to believe them.”

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Luciano Floridi Philosopher cited in the science.org articleTerra Blevins Northeastern Khoury College professorHeather Littlefield Northeastern linguistics professorSofia Teixeira Professor, Northeastern Network Science Institute London

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