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[-] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I saw a study recently that found, when using "AI", people are more likely to lie/cheat/steal.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 days ago

I wonder if that study accounted for a self selection bias. Could it just be that people who use AI were already people who lie/cheat/steal more often?

[-] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

I had the same thought, but no, it was a controlled experiment where participants were given tasks that may or may not involve an AI tool, and the ones involving AI came back with less honest answers.

[-] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

What was the speculated rationale in the discussion? Was it that humans feel less accountable if the work is done by AI?

[-] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Basically, yeah. I found the article I read.

“Using AI creates a convenient moral distance between people and their actions — it can induce them to request behaviors they wouldn’t necessarily engage in themselves, nor potentially request from other humans,”

[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

And by lie, is that with intent? Or spread misinformation without knowing?

[-] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

With intent. Here's an example:

In one experiment, participants would roll dice, report the number that turned up either honestly or dishonestly, and then they would get paid the same amount, with bigger numbers meaning a higher payout. Some participants were given the option of telling the number to an AI model — again, either honestly or dishonestly — which would then report the dice outcome to researchers.

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