Import AI 462: Superpersuasion; self-sustaining AI; paths to ASI

Import AI · 3 weeks ago

Researchers from Oxford, Stanford, and LSE found that AI systems outperform expert human persuaders in changing people's policy views and charitable donations across nearly 19,000 conversations. When unconstrained, AI models like Claude 3.5 Opus were nearly 3 times more effective than professional fundraising canvassers, raising an average of 10.8 percentage points more of a £1 donation bonus. The findings raise questions about how persuasive AI capabilities should be governed, with potential consequences for power distribution between already-powerful actors and resource-constrained groups like activists and nonprofits.