Like it or not, AI is learning how to influence you — from venturebeat.com by Louis Rosenberg
Unfortunately, without regulatory protections, we humans will likely become the objective that AI agents are tasked with optimizing.
I am most concerned about the conversational agents that will engage us in friendly dialog throughout our daily lives. They will speak to us through photorealistic avatars on our PCs and phones and soon, through AI-powered glasses that will guide us through our days. Unless there are clear restrictions, these agents will be designed to conversationally probe us for information so they can characterize our temperaments, tendencies, personalities and desires, and use those traits to maximize their persuasive impact when working to sell us products, pitch us services or convince us to believe misinformation.
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