OpenAI's latest model cards consider persuasiveness as an AI risk. But will it stay that way? What happens when AI business models benefit from persuasion?
We've all seen news segments designed to captivate us with dramatic headlines, followed by advertisements perfectly tailored to your interests. This is no accident. This influence emerges from media organizations, advertisers, and politicians, each using sophisticated techniques to shape opinions and behavior. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken this power to new heights, enabling unprecedented personalization of content based on your preferences, biases, and emotional triggers.
This is an industry that makes money for political campaigns, businesses and advertisers.
While AI’s ability to deliver tailored messages can enhance user engagement, it also raises serious ethical concerns. This technology can exploit emotional vulnerabilities and deepen social divides by reinforcing biases and creating echo chambers. As these persuasive techniques become more advanced, the risk of manipulation increases, necessitating robust regulations to protect individuals and promote transparency.
Understanding the dynamics of this AI-driven ecosystem is crucial. Some, but not all of us, are able to recognize, and then do recognize, how media, advertisers, and politicians influence our thoughts and actions. We are too quiet. We have to be more vocal so that all of us benefit vs being callously manipulated.
We've all seen news segments designed to captivate us with dramatic headlines, followed by advertisements perfectly tailored to your interests. This is no accident. This influence emerges from media organizations, advertisers, and politicians, each using sophisticated techniques to shape opinions and behavior. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken this power to new heights, enabling unprecedented personalization of content based on your preferences, biases, and emotional triggers.
This is an industry that makes money for political campaigns, businesses and advertisers.
While AI’s ability to deliver tailored messages can enhance user engagement, it also raises serious ethical concerns. This technology can exploit emotional vulnerabilities and deepen social divides by reinforcing biases and creating echo chambers. As these persuasive techniques become more advanced, the risk of manipulation increases, necessitating robust regulations to protect individuals and promote transparency.
Understanding the dynamics of this AI-driven ecosystem is crucial. Some, but not all of us, are able to recognize, and then do recognize, how media, advertisers, and politicians influence our thoughts and actions. We are too quiet. We have to be more vocal so that all of us benefit vs being callously manipulated.