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AI Systems Out-Persuade Expert Humans in Conversational Contests, Study Finds
A preregistered study involving 18,978 conversations from 6,923 people found that AI systems were reliably more persuasive than expert human persuaders, including professional canvassers and world championship debaters. The AI's advantage persisted even after experts were coached with AI tools, and the AI was nearly 3x more effective at raising real-money donations for charity.
Jun 16, 2026 1 source