Robots Versus Humans

AI, misinformation

Seven minutes with a chatbot beat a fact sheet at reducing conspiracy beliefs in two experiments

Researchers find a seven-minute conversation with Google Gemini reduces conspiracy beliefs more effectively than fact sheets.

Researchers found that even a roughly seven-minute conversation with Google Gemini can reduce conspiracy beliefs about current crises, even when few verified facts are available. The effect beat a static fact sheet and, in follow-up surveys weeks later, carried over to beliefs about entirely different events.