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MIT researchers say it can reduce belief in conspiracy theories by 20%. By Jennifer Sandlin

Nov 01, 2024
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Researchers Thomas Costello (MIT, American University), Gordon Pennycook (Cornell University), and David Rand (MIT) recently published an article in Science, entitled, "Durably reducing conspiracy beliefs through dialogues with AI." As part of their research, they created "Debunk Bot," which uses GPT-4 Turbo to engage users in dialogues about conspiracy…

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