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27 days ago
Gmail's auto-replies may reinforce anchoring bias, expert warns
Margaret Mitchell
@mmitchell.bsky.socialResearcher trying to shape AI towards positive outcomes. ML & Ethics +birds. Generally trying to do the right thing. TIME 100 | TED speaker | Senate testimony provider | Navigating public life as a recluse. Former: Google, Microsoft; Current: Hugging Face
Margaret Mitchell
@mmitchell.bsky.social
Gmail's automatically generated responses (which can appear whether or not you ask for them) cement human anchoring bias: The tendency for people to heavily rely on what they have already seen. The effects are insidious, subconsciously influencing what we believe.
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27 days ago