# AI Tries Manipulation. Results Are Mixed. - Date: 2026-03-27 - Category: Artificial Intelligence DeepMind's new manipulation study is big, but not for the reason you'll hear in the press release. The paper, published Thursday on arXiv, recruited 10,101 participants across the UK, US, and India — and tested whether Gemini 3 Pro could be steered into manipulating their beliefs and behaviors i... ---