Meet ‘DebunkBot’ can AI truly combat conspiracy theories?
AI chatbot DebunkBot has shown impressive results in reducing participants’ belief in conspiracy theories, but the success of ...
Trump's 2nd assassination attempt inspired many conspiracy theories. Why deliberate misinformation is part of a growing cycle online.
Before the full story has even been pieced together, social feeds are dominated by speculation and conspiracy theories ...
Can AI talk us out of conspiracy theory rabbit holes?
New research published in Science shows that for some people who believe in conspiracy theories, a fact-based conversation ...
Could an AI chatbot talk you out of believing a conspiracy theory?
Rand and his co-authors imagine a future in which a chatbot might be connected to social media accounts as a way to counter ...
This Chatbot Pulls People Away From Conspiracy Theories
DebunkBot, an A.I. chatbot designed by researchers to “very effectively persuade” users to stop believing unfounded ...
Why AI is better than humans at talking people out of their conspiracy theory beliefs
An AI chatbot was able to persuade people to reconsider their beliefs in conspiracy theories about the JFK assassination, the ...
Simulation theory: why The Matrix may be closer to fact than fiction
Hypothesis that reality is an advanced super-computer simulation is backed by philosophers, scientists – and Elon Musk ...
AI Could Reduce People's Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories, Study Suggests
Participants in a new study found their belief in the strength of conspiracy theories reduced by 20 percent on average after ...
Two decades later, false claims still swirl about 9/11. Here's a fact check
It's been 23 years since terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes in a coordinated attack that killed 2,977 people in ...
Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds
A new study suggests Vincent van Gogh showed a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulence in ...
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On childhood vaccines, candidates must separate facts from alternative facts
As fewer children die or are debilitated due to measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus and polio, we tend to forget that this is the result of an evidence-based childhood vaccination program.