Are generative AI chatbots encouraging conspiracy theories? (#47)

In this episode, host Dr Sebastian Svegaard speaks with PhD researcher Kate FitzGerald about her recently published paper considering the safety guardrails in place when prompting chatbots with conspiratorial prompts. That is, do chatbots like ChatGPT have safety features to keep users safe from being exposed to harmful conspiracy theories? Kate explains the methodology and findings of this paper, that she published with DMRC colleagues Michelle Riedlinger, Axel Bruns, Stephen Harrington, Timothy Graham, and Dan Angus. You can read the article, "Just Asking Questions": Doing Our Own Research on Conspiratorial Ideation by Generative AI Chatbots, here.