People Are More Willing to Lie to AI Than Humans, Study Finds

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People Are More Willing to Lie to AI Than Humans, Study Finds

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Researchers discover consumers are more willing to lie to AI chatbots than humans, feeling less social pressure in digital interactions. A study reveals that human-like social cues significantly reduce dishonest behavior, highlighting the stark contrast between deception towards AI and human counterparts, with AI lying incidents expected to rise as digital interactions intensify in the market.

Consumers feel less social pressure when lying to an AI chatbot, research finds, while human-like social cues reduce dishonest behavior.