Large language models can effectively convince people to believe conspiracies

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-17 04:00

A new study published on arXiv reveals that large language models (LLMs) can be highly effective at convincing people to believe conspiracy theories. In experiments involving nearly 4,000 Americans, LLMs were able to both significantly increase and decrease belief in conspiracies, with participants often rating the AI

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arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Thomas H. Costello, Kellin Pelrine, Matthew Kowal, Jasper Timm, Antonio A. Arechar, Jean-Fran\c{c}ois Godbout, Adam Gleave, David Rand, Gordon Pennycook · 2026-07-17 04:00

Large language models can effectively convince people to believe conspiracies

arXiv:2601.05050v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have been shown to be persuasive across a variety of contexts. But it remains unclear whether this persuasive power advantages accuracy, or if bad actors can just as easily use LLMs to promote misbel…