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

A roughly seven-minute conversation with Google Gemini reduced conspiracy beliefs about current crises more effectively than a static fact sheet in two experiments, with effects persisting weeks later and generalizing to unrelated events, according to researchers.

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. The article Seven minutes with a chatbot beat a fact sheet at reducing conspiracy beliefs in two experiments https://the-decoder.com/seven-minutes-with-a-chatbot-beat-a-fact-sheet-at-reducing-conspiracy-beliefs-in-two-experiments/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com .