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Blatant propaganda will of course ruin such product for regular people. But subtle propaganda? I wouldn't be so sure. And it's not only about Nazis.


Right. Subtle propaganda could shape what arguments are used, how they are phrased, and how they are organized —- all of which can affect human perception. A sufficiently advanced language model can understand enough human nature and rhetoric (persuasion techniques) to adjust its message. A classic example of this is exaggerating or mischaracterizing uncertainty of something in order to leave a lingering doubt in the reader’s mind.




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