Sander van der Linden
Sander van der Linden is a social psychologist at the University of Cambridge. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of how technology, particularly large language models, can influence public opinion. In response to recent research on AI persuasion, he highlighted the potential for mass manipulation through personalized dialogues, underscoring the importance of proactive regulation in the face of advancing AI capabilities.
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Sander van der Linden, a professor of social psychology at Cambridge University, who has researched the impact of conspiracy and misinformation and its connection to extremism.
Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow | The far right
United Kingdom· 2025-09-28
Prof Sander van der Linden, a social psychologist at the University of Cambridge, who was not involved in the work, said the research reopened the discussion of potential mass manipulation of public opinion using personalised LLM conversations.
AI can be more persuasive than humans in debates, scientists find | Artificial intelligence (AI)United Kingdom· 2025-05-19
