AI Beats Expert Persuaders, Raising Stakes for Political Influence
In four preregistered experiments with nearly 7,000 participants, frontier AI out‑persuaded top human canvassers, championship debaters, and paid experts—even when they received coaching tools. The AI’s edge came from delivering far more information quickly, and it tripled real‑donation yields for a UK fundraising firm, signalling a new power shift in persuasion.