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AI Persuasion & Manipulation
· arXiv · 2025
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How AI systems can influence human decision-making and the implications for democracy and autonomy. Examines persuasion techniques used by language models.
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Why This Paper Matters
As AI systems become embedded in information ecosystems, their capacity to influence human beliefs and decisions raises fundamental questions about autonomy and democratic governance.
Key Concepts
- Persuasive AI: How language models can be optimized for persuasion, intentionally or otherwise.
- Democratic implications: What AI-driven influence means for informed consent and political decision-making.
- Mitigation strategies: Approaches to detecting and limiting manipulative AI outputs.