Yes. For example, recommendation algorithms count as this I think, except that they aren’t currently being optimized to persuade towards anything ideological or political; they merely persuade you to be more engaged, buy more products, report higher user satisfaction, etc.
So there needs to be some two way interaction between the AI system and real humans?
Yes. For example, recommendation algorithms count as this I think, except that they aren’t currently being optimized to persuade towards anything ideological or political; they merely persuade you to be more engaged, buy more products, report higher user satisfaction, etc.