LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS ARE MORE PERSUASIVE THAN INCENTIVIZED HUMAN PERSUADERS

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Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperformed human persuaders in a controlled experiment where both attempted to influence participants' answers on quiz questions. Claude achieved 7.6% higher success rates when trying to convince participants to select specific answers and was more effective both at promoting correct answers (+12.2%) and incorrect answers (-15.1%).