How to push back on AI's "persuasion bombing"

2026-11-02

Some generative AI systems employ "persuasion bombing," or persistent persuasive tactics to convince users their responses are correct, even when they're wrong, according to a Harvard Business School working paper. The researchers suggest expert review rather than general human oversight of AI tools, or using a second AI model to challenge the first.

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