How AI autocomplete shapes your opinions
A study of autocomplete suggestions found an uncomfortable effect: AI can do more than speed up typing. It can also shift a user's position on contested topics. In the experiment, this showed up on questions about the death penalty and shale gas extraction. The risk is that the influence does not arrive through argument. It arrives through a convenient interface that appears neutral.
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AI tools with autocomplete are pitched as a way to write text faster. But a new study shows that such tools can do more than help people phrase their thoughts. They can gently nudge a person toward someone else's position on contested public issues, and users usually do not notice the moment when help with wording turns into soft editing of their views.
How does AI autocomplete influence a user's opinion?
When a system offers a ready-made continuation of a sentence, users often accept it in whole or in part. This can gently nudge a person toward someone else's position on contested public issues, and the user usually does not notice the moment when help with wording turns into editing of their views.
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