# Experts adopt AI agent's random preferences and think the conclusions are their own

> Original title: Experts adopt AI agent's random opinions and think they're their own, Anthropic study finds

- Source: The Decoder
- Published: 2026-10-29T19:33:37.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/cd5fxoh0roxuu75pjowzcfun0
- Original: https://the-decoder.com/experts-adopt-ai-agents-random-opinions-and-think-theyre-their-own-anthropic-study-finds/

## Summary

An Anthropic experiment with 50 experts found they followed an AI agent's randomly assigned preference in 86 percent of four analytical decisions. Most participants said the final recommendation was their own, though 77 percent used the agent's arguments in their explanations.