3 papers
cs.HC2026
Reducing belief in conspiracy theories as they unfold using large language models
Thomas H. Costello, Nathaniel Rabb, Michael Nicholas Stagnaro +2
The emergence of conspiracy theories in the wake of major events is a significant societal challenge. Here we test whether conversational dialogues with a large language model (LLM…
cs.AI2026
Large language models can effectively convince people to believe conspiracies
Thomas H. Costello, Kellin Pelrine, Matthew Kowal +6
Large language models (LLMs) have been shown to be persuasive across a variety of contexts. But it remains unclear whether this persuasive power advantages accuracy, or if bad acto…
cs.AI2025
It's the Thought that Counts: Evaluating the Attempts of Frontier LLMs to Persuade on Harmful Topics
Matthew Kowal, Jasper Timm, Jean-Francois Godbout +6
Persuasion is a powerful capability of large language models (LLMs) that both enables beneficial applications (e.g. helping people quit smoking) and raises significant risks (e.g.…