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People are far more likely to lie and cheat when they use AI for tasks, according to an eyebrow-raising new study in the journal Nature.

“Using AI creates a convenient moral distance between people and their actions — it can induce them to request behaviors they wouldn’t necessarily engage in themselves, nor potentially request from other humans,” said behavioral scientist and study co-author Zoe Rahwan, of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany, in a statement about the research.

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[–] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

It's not surprising in the slightest, but it's good to have our suspicions validated. Unlike chatbots, we can base our actions on reality, rather than just vibes.