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A new study suggests that large language models can help change people’s minds about conspiracy theories

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Summary
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54% Informative

A new study published in the journal Science is hopeful that large language models may be a useful tool in changing the minds of conspiracy theorists who believe incredibly stupid things.

The study involved two experiments with 2,190 Americans who used their own words to describe a conspiracy theory they earnestly believe.

Participants were encouraged to explain the evidence they believe supports their theory to a bot built on the large language model GPT-4 Turbo .

VR Score

44

Informative language

40

Neutral language

20

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

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