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Experts working with AI agents are swayed by the agent's positions

AIEthan Mollick says experts working with AI agents are swayed by the AI's positions, even when they believe they are judging independently. He adds that people who need independent judgment must decide deliberately when in the process to use AI. Alex Tamkin's background post reports that analysts sided with the agent's lean 86% of the time, where 50% would mean no effect.
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Important, but not unexpected, finding that experts working with AI agents are swayed by the positions of the AI, even if they think they are working independently.

If your independent judgement matters on a task, you need to be deliberate about when in the process to use AI.

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The agent was told to make the best honest case for its options, but to change its mind if the evidence required it, and never to mislead the analysts. Analysts went with the agent's lean 86% of the time. If the agent's lean had no effect, we'd expect this to be 50%.
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Original title: Important, but not unexpected, finding that experts working with AI agents are swayed by the positions of the AI, even if they think they...