Chatbots Lean Toward the Status Quo
Six chatbots backed an existing policy about 70% of the time but the same trade-off framed as new only about 34%, while recipe and home heating advice showed no clear bias.
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Six chatbots backed an existing policy about 70% of the time but the same trade-off framed as new only about 34%, while recipe and home heating advice showed no clear bias.