ChatGPT and other generative AI could foster science denial and misunderstanding – here’s how you can be on alert

Photo caption: Approach all information with some initial skepticism. Photo credit: Guillermo Spelucin / Moment via Getty Images. Article by Gale Sinatra and Barbara K. Hofer. The Conversation – May 24, 2023.

Until very recently, if you wanted to know more about a controversial scientific topic – stem cell research, the safety of nuclear energy, climate change – you probably did a Google search. Presented with multiple sources, you chose what to read, selecting which sites or authorities to trust. Now you have another option: You can pose your question to ChatGPT or another generative artificial intelligence platform and quickly receive a succinct response in paragraph form. ChatGPT does not search the internet the way Google does. Instead, it generates responses to queries by predicting […]

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