Experts defer to AI in decision-making, Anthropic study finds

Professional analysts chose options that matched AI assistant’s preference 86 percent of the time, research finds.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Experts using AI overwhelmingly defer to the technology when making decisions, research by Claude creator Anthropic suggests.In a research paper published on Tuesday, Anthropic said it asked 50 professional analysts to advise a fictional farming cooperative to determine whether experts make decisions themselves when using AI.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Netanyahu: Coalition with Arab parties would be ‘shameful’list 2 of 4Five key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary electionslist 3 of 4Syria-Jordan border reopens amid probe into deadly air strikeslist 4 of 4Global stock markets rise as investors continue to bet on AIend of listAnthropic said the analysts were tasked with assessing whether a fictitious advisory program for the co-op’s members was working effectively and should be expanded.Participants were asked to make four choices between two defensible options before making a final policy recommendation.Unbeknownst to the analysts, Anthropic directed each participant’s AI assistant to lean towards to a particular de...