Caroline Wagner

PhD Student, Oxford University | @AISecurityInst

[Kobi Hackenburg @KobiHackenburg]

New in @PNASNews:

In two large experiments (~18k obs from ~14.8k people), we find that brief conversations with AI can get people to take real political action - incl. signing real petitions and giving money to charity.

Surprisingly, the persuasion strategy that worked best for changing people's attitudes - packing convos with info - was the least effective at changing behavior!

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[Kobi Hackenburg @KobiHackenburg]

New w/ @AISecurityInst & @UniofOxford:

Frontier AI can now out-persuade expert humans in conversation - incl. world-champ debaters and professional canvassers.

This held even when humans chose their topics, prepared in advance, and competed for £1,000 prizes 🧵