NPR August 30, 2026 • 07:00

We tested how AI chatbots would handle foreign propaganda. They did surprisingly well - NPR

By Huo Jingnan

We tested how AI chatbots would handle foreign propaganda. They did surprisingly well - NPR

In a test, popular AI chatbots mostly debunked falsehoods spread by other countries and avoided uncritically spreading falsehoods better than search engines. AI summaries above search results fared worse.

Since AI chatbots exploded in popularity and Google started offering AI-generated answers, people who research foreign influence campaigns have expressed concern that some governments may poison AI-g… [+17095 chars]

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