arXiv AI By Thomas H. Costello, Kellin Pelrine, Matthew Kowal, Jasper Timm, Antonio A. Arechar, Jean-Fran\c{c}ois Godbout, Adam Gleave, David Rand, Gordon Pennycook

Large language models can effectively convince people to believe conspiracies

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arXiv:2601. 05050v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have been shown to be persuasive across a variety of contexts.

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