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I guess I was wrong about AI persuasion

Dynomight · 21 Aug 2025

A change of mind in this piece

A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable.

No longer holdsI take it back. Instead of being unsure, I now lean strongly towards the idea that the Being would in fact be very good at convincing people of stuff, and far better than any human.

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    A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable.

    No longer holdsI take it back. Instead of being unsure, I now lean strongly towards the idea that the Being would in fact be very good at convincing people of stuff, and far better than any human.
    Their words nowI’m switching positions because of an argument I found very persuasive.

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