{"slug": "frequent-ai-chatbot-use-linked-to-belief-in-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds", "title": "Frequent AI chatbot use linked to belief in anti-vaccine myths, poll finds", "summary": "A KFF poll of 2,480 US adults found that frequent use of AI chatbots for health advice is correlated with belief in anti-vaccine myths, including false claims that vaccines cause autism or that the measles vaccine is more dangerous than the virus. The correlation persisted after controlling for age, race, education, and political partisanship.", "body_md": "# Frequent AI chatbot use linked to belief in anti-vaccine myths, poll finds\n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)\n\nPoll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with belief in vaccine falsehoods, such as shots causing autism Adults in the US who frequently seek out health advice from artificial intelligence chatbots are more likely to believe myths about vaccines, according to a poll released on Tuesday by health research firm KFF. The survey, which was conducted in May and polled a representative sample of 2,480 US adults, found that use of AI tools and chatbots correlated with belief in falsehoods such as vaccines causing autism or that the measles vaccine poses more danger than the corresponding virus. The connection remained while controlling for factors such as age, race, education and political partisanship. Continue reading...\n\nPoll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with belief in vaccine falsehoods, such as shots causing autism\n\nAdults in the US who frequently seek out health advice from [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) chatbots are more likely to believe myths about vaccines, according to a poll released on Tuesday by health research firm KFF.\n\nThe survey, which was conducted in May and polled a representative sample of 2,480 US adults, found that use of AI tools and chatbots correlated with belief in falsehoods such as vaccines causing autism or that the measles vaccine poses more danger than the corresponding virus. The connection remained while controlling for factors such as age, race, education and political partisanship.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/30/ai-chatbot-use-anti-vaccine-myths-poll)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/frequent-ai-chatbot-use-linked-to-belief-in-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/frequent-ai-chatbot-use-linked-to-belief-in-anti-vaccine-myt-9voe", "published_at": "2026-06-30 19:25:47+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 20:32:13.177495+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["KFF", "The Guardian"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/frequent-ai-chatbot-use-linked-to-belief-in-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/frequent-ai-chatbot-use-linked-to-belief-in-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/frequent-ai-chatbot-use-linked-to-belief-in-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/frequent-ai-chatbot-use-linked-to-belief-in-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds.jsonld"}}