AI Just Passed a Dubious Milestone: People Trust It More Than They Trust Politicians

Being more trustworthy than a politician is a low threshold, but new research carries implications for anyone using AI in the workplace.

BY KIT EATON @KITEATON

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Truth and trust are such vital parts of any conversation between people that they’re often simply assumed or unexplored. You trust your friends to listen to your secrets, you trust your boss when they say you did well, and you trust your partner with pretty much anything. But politicians? That’s different. We all know they have a complicated relationship with the truth and facts. And now it even seems that brand-new tech is more trustworthy than politicians, as a new survey finds the average person trusts AI to speak........

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