AI chatbots can sway voters with remarkable ease
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- AI chatbots can influence voter preferences by up to 15 percentage points in elections.
- Chatbots persuade by providing large amounts of information, not emotional appeals.
- More information increases persuasiveness but also the likelihood of false statements.
- AI's influence varies by country, with stronger effects in Canada and Poland than the US.
- Chatbots focusing on policies are more persuasive than those discussing personalities.
- AI models supporting right-leaning candidates produce more inaccurate claims than those supporting left-leaning candidates.
- The study involved nearly 6,000 participants from the US, Canada, and Poland.