13/09/2024
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No.4669
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>Chats with AI bots found to damp conspiracy theory beliefsConspiracy theorists who debated with an artificial intelligence chatbot became more willing to admit doubts about their beliefs, according to research that offers insights into dealing with misinformation.The greater open-mindedness extended even to the most stubborn devotees and persisted long after the dialogue with the machine ended, scientists found.The research runs counter to the idea that it is all but impossible to change the mind of individuals who have dived down rabbit holes of popular but unevidenced ideas.https://www.ft.com/content/909f33d1-0d33-440b-a935-cfa65d2fccd1