Can AI writing suggestions change what users think?
Design it like this
Keep defaults neutral on contested topics and make it easy to see and change the AI's stance.
What the research says
People writing with an opinionated model wrote more in line with its opinion, and their own stated views shifted too, often without noticing.
“Using the opinionated language model affected the opinions expressed in participants’ writing and shifted their opinions in the subsequent attitude survey.”
Jakesch et al., 2023
Sources
- Co-Writing with Opinionated Language Models Affects Users' Views2023 · CHI 2023 · Maurice Jakesch, Advait Bhat, Daniel Buschek, Lior Zalmanson, Mor Naaman
“Using the opinionated language model affected the opinions expressed in participants’ writing and shifted their opinions in the subsequent attitude survey.”
Abstract