Worried about manipulation by Artificial Intelligence? You should be, author warns WRAL TechWire

In the continuation of our conversation from last week with Technologist William Ammerman, we explore how modern digital marketing is changing the way people are persuaded. We're already at a point where we are empathetically relating to our devices, and by empathetically relating to our devices, we are opening ourselves up to persuasion at a very deep level. Studies have shown that the more human-like a relationship with a device is, the more empathetic we are and the more vulnerable we are to persuasion. You have to start pondering: What does it mean that we're all talking to our devices; that we're asking these devices questions? Today, it's something simple like, you know, "show me a scary movie," and your TV providing a recommendation.