Science lifts expression of concern on 2024 AI debunking-conspiracies paper; conclusions unchanged
DG_Rand · x · 2026-10-23
DGRand announces that the Editorial Expression of Concern on their 2024 Science paper (Costello et al.) about using AI conversations to debunk conspiracies has been resolved. The team issued an erratum with slight numerical updates, and no substantive conclusions changed. The widely cited study showed AI conversations could durably reduce conspiracy beliefs.
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