Fluent language makes a hallucinatory chatbot just as credible as a curt, flawless one

Researchers tested user reactions to chatbots discussing familiar fiction. A fluent bot with false answers was judged as intelligent and pleasant as a curt bot with accurate data. Human readers rely on natural language as a proxy for correctness and fail to check the facts.

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