Can AI talk us out of conspiracy theories? (with Cornell University's David Rand) | Pioneers of AI

About David

• Professor of Information Science, Marketing & Mgmt Communications at Cornell
• Pioneered AI chatbot dialogues that cut conspiracy belief ~20% in studies
• Effects held steady 10 days and ~2 months after intervention
• Co-created DebunkBot; drew 100k+ organic visitors by 2025
• Leading researcher in misinformation, polarization, and human cooperation