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🔍 “I just want a second opinion.”
More people are turning to ChatGPT for health advice. Many would use it for self-diagnosis.
But here's the problem: These tools don’t just answer, they align. And that’s where things get risky.
🧵 on GenAI, health, and confirmation bias
More people are turning to ChatGPT for health advice. Many would use it for self-diagnosis.
But here's the problem: These tools don’t just answer, they align. And that’s where things get risky.
🧵 on GenAI, health, and confirmation bias
New research out!🚨
In our new paper, we discuss how generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT can mediate confirmation bias in health information seeking.
As people turn to these tools for health-related queries, new risks emerge.
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nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In our new paper, we discuss how generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT can mediate confirmation bias in health information seeking.
As people turn to these tools for health-related queries, new risks emerge.
🧵👇
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
NYAS Publications
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) applications, such as ChatGPT, are transforming how individuals access health information, offering conversational and highly personalized interactions. Whi...
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🔍 “I just want a second opinion.”
More people are turning to ChatGPT for health advice. Many would use it for self-diagnosis.
But here's the problem: These tools don’t just answer, they align. And that’s where things get risky.
🧵 on GenAI, health, and confirmation bias
More people are turning to ChatGPT for health advice. Many would use it for self-diagnosis.
But here's the problem: These tools don’t just answer, they align. And that’s where things get risky.
🧵 on GenAI, health, and confirmation bias
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Generative AI (GenAI) can do more than just answer questions - it can tailor its responses based on users’ preferences, habits, and even emotional tone.
We call this capability hypercustomization - explored in our new paper in Behavioral Science & Policy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We call this capability hypercustomization - explored in our new paper in Behavioral Science & Policy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The governance & behavioral challenges of generative artificial intelligence’s hypercustomization capabilities - Christoph M. Abels, Ezequiel Lopez-Lopez, Jason W. Burton, Dawn L. Holford, Levin Brink...
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing human–machine interactions and the broader information ecosystem. Much as social media algorithms persona...
journals.sagepub.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Generative AI (GenAI) can do more than just answer questions - it can tailor its responses based on users’ preferences, habits, and even emotional tone.
We call this capability hypercustomization - explored in our new paper in Behavioral Science & Policy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We call this capability hypercustomization - explored in our new paper in Behavioral Science & Policy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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📢Are you a research, health or outreach worker in the field of #vaccines & #communication? Get your ticket now for:
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9 July, 9:30-4:30 @ Bristol DT Hilton
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🎫Improving vaccine conversations in a world of misinformation: A day of discussion, networking & knowledge exchange.
9 July, 9:30-4:30 @ Bristol DT Hilton
▶️https://bit.ly/4n80brK
June 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📢Are you a research, health or outreach worker in the field of #vaccines & #communication? Get your ticket now for:
🎫Improving vaccine conversations in a world of misinformation: A day of discussion, networking & knowledge exchange.
9 July, 9:30-4:30 @ Bristol DT Hilton
▶️https://bit.ly/4n80brK
🎫Improving vaccine conversations in a world of misinformation: A day of discussion, networking & knowledge exchange.
9 July, 9:30-4:30 @ Bristol DT Hilton
▶️https://bit.ly/4n80brK
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I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
sks.to
June 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
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Science is under a wide-ranging attack in the U.S. From arbitrary and catastrophic funding cuts to censorship based on keywords, scholarship is no longer free from government interference. How can scientists respond? 1/n
February 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Science is under a wide-ranging attack in the U.S. From arbitrary and catastrophic funding cuts to censorship based on keywords, scholarship is no longer free from government interference. How can scientists respond? 1/n