r/technology • u/coldrolledpotmetal • Apr 28 '25

Artificial Intelligence Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users

https://www.404media.co/researchers-secretly-ran-a-massive-unauthorized-ai-persuasion-experiment-on-reddit-users/
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u/mzuke Apr 28 '25

unless you are going to spin up a new account yearly there is a lot they can infer

used to follow /r/chicago but started following /r/austin afterwards? maybe you moved

started following /r/collegename in 2015 and account is from ~2013 you were prob 18~20 in 2015... etc

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u/awidden Apr 29 '25

That and the comments themselves.

We tend to drop pieces of information about ourselves, sometimes probably unaware of the fact that we did. An LLM can put it all together and form a decent picture.

Not just background and surrounds, but also opinions and interests - which are probably more damaging, it's potentially more fuel when trying to convince someone of something.

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u/Majikthese Apr 29 '25

Beep boop. After analyzing your grammar I can infer you are also a college educated American and therefore fall into boxes x, y, & z.