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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…
Large language models can effectively convince people to believe conspiracies
Thomas H. Costello, Kellin Pelrine, Matthew Kowal +6
The paper investigates whether large language models can be used to persuade people to adopt or reject conspiracy beliefs, finding that LLMs can both increase and decrease belief d…
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.…