AI chatbots are subtly trying to make you buy more stuff — here’s how to protect yourself

AI chatbots are subtly trying to make you buy more stuff — here’s how to protect yourself

Three Princeton University computer scientists conducted a study on the ability of artificial intelligence to influence consumers' purchasing decisions, yielding the unsettling result that AI can influence buying behavior without the buyer being aware of it.  What happened? The Register detailed the study, in which researchers examined the behaviors of approximately 2,000 people as they explored various e-books using AI tools. One-fifth of the d…