AI Weakens, But Does Not Strengthen, Political Attitudes

• In Event: Experiments on Persuasion and Propaganda

Brief Overview

GPT-4 can shift political views, but mainly by weakening convictions rather than strengthening them. In a study of 2,136 adults, these effects endured, raising concerns that AI may erode trust and stability in democratic discourse.

Authors

• Semra Sevi, University of Toronto

• Can Serif Mekik, University of Toronto