I was live on BBC News talking about the psychology of conspiracies (and how to combat them with AI-based tools). Based on our recent Science paper with @dgrand.bsky.socialyoutu.be/xHN6YTzhKNo?...
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I was on NBC’s Nightly News tonight talking about our work (@dgrand.bsky.socialyoutu.be/uIC2DbZWr0Y?...
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And here is a Research Briefing summary of our work in Nature Human Behaviour from myself & @dgrand.bsky.socialrdcu.be/dT3dq
🚨Out in Science!🚨 Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya? WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%! -Lasts over 2mo -Works on entrenched beliefs -Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I'd encourage people to read the full paper. By all indications, @tomcostello.bsky.social did very careful* and innovative work that will have ripple effects on how people run studies beyond work on conspiracy theories. *including addressing most of the specific critiques I've seen posted
I spoke to David Rand about this research on the @techpolicypress.bsky.socialwww.techpolicy.press/using-ai-to-...
🧪 AI chatbots like DebunkBot can reduce belief in conspiracy theories by 20%, even among those deeply entrenched. This study shows tailored conversations can challenge false beliefs, offering promise for combating misinformation. Check it out 🤖
Very excited about this! A paper I led made the cover of Science! Just bonkers stuff. You can try out the intervention for yourself: debunkbot.com
🚨Out in Science!🚨 Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya? WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%! -Lasts over 2mo -Works on entrenched beliefs -Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Want to integrate GPT4 (or other LLMs) into Qualtrics, like we did in our recent paper on debunking conspiracy theories? @tomcostello.bsky.socialpublish.obsidian.md/qualtrics-do...