Study: AI Outperforms Humans in Persuasion, Beating Debate Champions

A preprint study involving nearly 7,000 people reveals that AI systems consistently outperform human experts, including debate champions, in persuasion. This challenges the stereotype that AI is only good at verifiable tasks like math and coding.

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