Scientists Use AI to Prove People Can Be Talked Out of Conspiracy Theories - eviltoast

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This chatbot experiment reveals that, contrary to popular belief, many conspiracy thinkers aren’t ‘too far gone’ to reconsider their convictions and change their minds.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I wasn’t trying to downplay. If it can be wielded thoughtfully at scale, it could be life changing for literally millions.

    The risk is that billionaires own these models, and far too often we see their interests aligned with fascism. If they choose to place a motive in this box, they now know it will have a quantifiable effect.