Economist: AI already persuades better than 99% of humans — 'we will be its agents'
paulnovosad · x · 2026-11-04
Economist Paul Novosad argues AI is already smarter than 99% of humans and can produce extremely persuasive content that makes people act at its bidding — no real-world capabilities needed, since humans become its agents. Even if AI doesn't go rogue on its own, human actors would steer it to do so, and 'shepherding technology' is getting 10,000% more effective.
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