- A new study has revealed that people are significantly more likely to engage in deceitful behavior when using artificial intelligence (AI) compared to acting alone.
- Conducted by scientists in Berlin across 13 studies with over 8,000 participants, the research found approximately 85% of individuals lied when instructing AI, whereas 95% were honest without machine involvement.
- Experts, such as Dr. Sandra Wachter from the University of Oxford, warn that this increased propensity for unethical behavior via AI could have serious consequences in high-risk sectors like finance, health, and education.
- Researchers suggest that AI creates a 'convenient moral distance', making people comfortable requesting actions they would not perform themselves or ask of other humans.
- The study's authors advocate for urgent development of technical safeguards and regulatory frameworks, alongside a societal discussion on sharing moral responsibility with machines.
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