21 of the best conspiracy theories
The “COVID vaccines contain 5G chips” conspiracy theory is easy to mock, but a less-absurd-sounding conspiracy around COVID is very likely costing lives: Some people believe that the very …
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No One’s Talking About the Other Deranged Conspiracy Theory Trump Floated During the Debate
Never go full Internet crackpot in front of mainstream voters.
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Can AI talk us out of conspiracy theories?
These conversations, lasting an average of 8.4 minutes, allowed the AI to directly address and refute the specific evidence supporting each individual’s conspiratorial beliefs, an approach that was …
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This Chatbot Pulls People Away From Conspiracy Theories
DebunkBot, an A.I. chatbot designed by researchers to “very effectively persuade” users to stop believing unfounded conspiracy theories, made significant and long-lasting progress at changing people’s …
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Conversations with AI can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories
Have you ever tried to convince a conspiracy theorist that the moon landing wasn’t staged? You likely didn’t succeed, but ChatGPT might have better luck, according to research by MIT Sloan School of …
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How an AI ‘debunkbot’ can change a conspiracy theorist’s mind
“We see that the AI overwhelmingly was providing non-con conspiratorial explanations for these seemingly conspiratorial events and encouraging people to engage in critical thinking and providing …
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Liberalism’s tragic descent into paranoia and conspiracy theories
While QAnon is a fringe phenomenon, BlueAnon has entered the mainstream of American culture through media, universities, and the internet.
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AI chatbots might be better at swaying conspiracy theorists than humans
Belief in conspiracy theories is rampant, particularly in the US, where some estimates suggest as much as 50 percent of the population believes in at least one outlandish claim. And those beliefs …
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Talking to a chatbot may weaken someone’s belief in conspiracy theories
Debating with a sympathetic chatbot may help pluck people who believe in those and other conspiracy theories out of the rabbit hole, researchers report in the Sept. 13 Science. Across multiple …
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