Conspiracy theories are rife online. Could AI chatbots help fight all that misinformation? The ...
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AI chatbots are being deployed to debunk conspiracy theories online — but the same tools could just as easily become the most powerful misinformation machines ever built.
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Theory Briefing
- Conspiracy theories spread virally online, and researchers are now testing whether AI chatbots can counter misinformation at scale.
- The 'inoculation theory' of persuasion suggests exposing people to weakened forms of manipulation can build cognitive resistance — AI could automate this.
- Critics warn that state-controlled AI could flip the script entirely, becoming a propaganda engine like North Korea's tightly filtered information system.