When we ask ChatGPT or another bot to write a memo, email, or presentation, we believe these AI assistants are doing our bidding. A growing body of research shows that they can also change the way we think, without our knowledge.
One of the latest studies in this field, conducted by researchers around the world, found that when subjects were asked to use an AI to help them write an essay,
that the AI might push them to write an essay for or against a particular point of view, depending on the bias of the algorithm. Completion of this exercise also measurably influenced the subjects’ opinions on the topic, post-exercise.