Mentalizing plays a critical role in our ability to be persuasive. For us to make a connection, we need to understand what's going on in the minds of the people we're communicating with. We do this intuitively when thinking about influencing or persuading other people. Because we think that that's going to make us more persuasive.
This episode, featuring Andy Luttrell of the Opinion Science Podcast, is all about a machine, built by IBM, that can debate human beings on any issue, which leads to the question: is persuasion, with language, using arguments, and the ability to alter another person’s attitudes, beliefs, values, opinions, and behavior a uniquely human phenomenon, or could you be persuaded to change your mind by an artificial intelligence designed to do just that? If so, what does that say about opinions, our arguments, and in the end, our minds?
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