Researchers secretly experimented on Reddit users with AI-generated comments

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By Karissa BellApr 28, 2025, 3:43 pm476 ptsHot
A group of researchers covertly ran a months-long "unauthorized" experiment in one of Reddit’s most popular communities using AI-generated comments to test the persuasiveness of large language models. The experiment, which was revealed over the weekend by moderators of r/changemyview, is described by Reddit…

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