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Study: AI autocomplete suggestions can nudge people's opinions - and they don't notice
(www.scientificamerican.com)
ive never used it so. whatevs.
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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I think most people are way more influenced by nudges than they would believe or expect, as anyone who is successful in sales well knows.
I switched off nearly all assistive typing. It is clumsier, but also freeing. Those are my clumsy words.
Reading the NY Times nudges people's opinions.