AI Chatbots Give Us a Narrow Slice of Knowledge: Researchers Warn of 'Knowledge Collapse'

Study Finds AI Chatbots Provide Less Diverse Information Than Traditional Web Searches

By University of CopenhagenWe are exposed to a much narrower range of knowledge through AI chatbots than through a basic web search. This is documented by a new study led by the University of Copenhagen. As more and more of us turn to AI chatbots for information, researchers warn that the risk of ‘knowledge collapse’ increases.Image: Shubham Dhage - Unsplash“Let me just ask the chatbot.” For many of us, this has become an everyday phrase. Where …

AI chatbots give us a narrow slice of knowledge: Researchers warn of 'knowledge collapse'

For many of us, "Let me just ask the chatbot" has become an everyday phrase. Where we used to turn to Google to find information, AI chatbots have become a common way to get answers to everything from what to make for dinner and how to word a difficult email to the boss to what it means when interest rates rise.

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