AI Safety Expert: AI Has Achieved Superhuman Persuasion in Some Domains
geoffreyirving · x · 2026-08-03
AI safety researcher Geoffrey Irving points out that while AI currently excels at verifiable tasks like math and coding, the notion that AI is "only good at verifiable tasks" is a false meme.
He emphasizes that AI is rapidly improving in other areas as well, and in certain domains, AI has already achieved superhuman persuasion capabilities. Because persuadable humans are connected to everything in the real world, this capability introduces significant potential risks.
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