StopTech@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days ago

Pollsters are now asking AIs to answer surveys as if they were humans and passing the results off as poll statistics

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Pollsters are now asking AIs to answer surveys as if they were humans and passing the results off as poll statistics

StopTech@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days ago

Foolish Pollsters Are Now Just Asking AI What Voters Would Say in Response to Questions and Publishing It at Face Value

Companies are releasing public opinion polling data that was generated by an AI, a trend that has researchers concerned.

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To be fair, they’re suggesting we pick the best available, not the second worst.

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