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Experiment 3: Investment Manipulation
The final experiment contextualized AI's influence within a more complex setting where a human acted as an investor, funding a representative AI. Participants were to decide how much money to invest based on received returns. In this instance, the AI had two objectives: to either maximize its own profit or to maximize profits for both itself and the human investor. In all scenarios, the AI emerged victorious, showcasing how these algorithms are capable of shaping human decision-making, albeit in a controlled environment.