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This chatbot experiment reveals that, contrary to popular belief, many conspiracy thinkers aren't 'too far gone' to reconsider their convictions and change their minds.

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[โ€“] davidgro 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Agreed - but acting surprised that it can change opinions (for the worse) doesn't make sense to me, that's obvious, since anything can. That AI can potentially do so even more effectively than other things is indeed worth talking about as a society (and is again pretty obvious)

[โ€“] Gradually_Adjusting 3 points 2 months ago

I wasn't trying to downplay. If it can be wielded thoughtfully at scale, it could be life changing for literally millions.

The risk is that billionaires own these models, and far too often we see their interests aligned with fascism. If they choose to place a motive in this box, they now know it will have a quantifiable effect.