Researchers reported that an approximately seven-minute conversation with Google Gemini reduced participants' belief in conspiratorial explanations of current crises. The effect persisted even with a small amount of verified facts and proved stronger than after reviewing a static information sheet.
In subsequent surveys conducted several weeks later, the change transferred to beliefs about other events not related to the initial crises.
The practical implication of the result is the potential role of dialogue as a tool for addressing erroneous beliefs. But the available material is The Decoder's synopsis, not the full study, so information about the sample, methodology, and size of the effect remains open.
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Why it matters
Possible implication — further study of dialogic formats to test and correct beliefs. The next observable signal will be independent experiments using the described methodology and other models. Substantial uncertainty is due to the lack of data in the available material on the sample size, magnitude of the effect, and experimental conditions.