AI chatbots turn conspiracy theorists into skeptics through dialogue

Image credit: AI-generated / DALL-E 3. Article by Tibi Puiu. ZME Science – May 10, 2024. Study: PsyArXiv preprint.

Addressing conspiracy beliefs with tailor-made counterevidence delivered via AI chatbot works remarkably well.

If you’ve ever debated someone convinced 9/11 was an inside job or that astronauts never made it to the Moon and the whole thing was shot in some Hollywood studio, then you must know the struggle. The consensus among psychologists is that conspiracy theories, once entrenched in the psyche, are extremely difficult to dispel. […]

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