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BariumBlue ◴[] No.43576242[source]
Good point in the post about confidence - most people equate confidence with accuracy - and since AIs always sound confident, they always sound correct
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1. kibwen ◴[] No.43576944[source]
There's a reason the "con" in "con man" stands for "confidence". Turns out the illusion of confidence is the easiest way to hack the human brain.
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2. jfengel ◴[] No.43577288[source]
Except that's not what "confidence man" means. It means that you gain their confidence/trust, then betray it.

A con man often uses the illusion of confidence to gain trust, though that's not the only way. The reverse also works: gain their trust by seeming unconfident and incapable, and thus easily taken advantage of.