AI systems out-persuade expert humans

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Computer Science > Computers and Society arXiv:2606.16475 (cs) [Submitted on 15 Jun 2026] Title:AI systems out-persuade expert humans Authors:Kobi Hackenburg, Caroline Wagner, Luke Hewitt, Ben M. Tappin, Ed Saunders, Hannah Rose Kirk, Helen Margetts, Christopher Summerfield View a PDF of the paper titled AI systems out-persuade expert humans, by Kobi Hackenburg and 7 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Many societal decisions are settled by contests of persuasion. Conversational AI is a powerful new entrant in these contests, but whether it can out-persuade skilled and highly incentivized humans has remained unclear.

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▪Computer Science > Computers and Society arXiv:2606.16475 (cs) [Submitted on 15 Jun 2026] Title:AI systems out-persuade expert humans Authors:Kobi Hackenburg, Caroline Wagner, Luke Hewitt, Ben M.
▪Tappin, Ed Saunders, Hannah Rose Kirk, Helen Margetts, Christopher Summerfield View a PDF of the paper titled AI systems out-persuade expert humans, by Kobi Hackenburg and 7 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Many societal
▪Conversational AI is a powerful new entrant in these contests, but whether it can out-persuade skilled and highly incentivized humans has remained unclear.

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