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"Since early chatbots were first conceived more than 50 years go, they have
become increasingly sophisticated – in large part, thanks to the development of
artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
They also seem to be everywhere: on desktops, mobile apps and embedded into
everyday programs, meaning you can interact with them at any time.
Now, new research I coauthored with my colleagues at the Digital Media Research
Centre shows what happens when you interact with these chatbots about dangerous
conspiracy theories. Many won’t shut the conversation down. In fact, some will
even encourage it.
The research, which is available as a preprint and has been accepted for
publication in a special issue of
M/C Journal, is cause for concern given
what we already know about how easily people can fall down the rabbit hole of
conspiracy thinking."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
