In their study, researchers successfully made conversations between conspiracy-believing individuals and AI reduce belief in conspiracy theories by an average of 20%, lasting two months.
The conversations with GPT-4 Turbo demonstrated that participants' skepticism towards their deeply held conspiracy beliefs was mitigated, showing that even entrenched beliefs can change.
The study provides a compelling demonstration of the positive impacts of responsibly deploying generative AI, especially in addressing deeply rooted conspiracy theories.
David Rand emphasized the novelty of the research, challenging the assumption that those entrenched in conspiracy theories cannot be reached or influenced.
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