If you can *reason* people out of their conspiracy theories, that suggests conspiracism is not (just) about a sense of belonging, assuaging anxieties, or playful imaginings. It's a REAL belief. At the end of the day most people care about truth. science.org/content/articl…

So - there's another Tom Costello??? - a professor at AU! But he's got much better hair!!! Nice to meet you Tom!

I was on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt tonight talking about our work (David G. Rand Gordon Pennycook) on countering conspiracies with AI. Thanks for such a thoughtful interview, Hallie Jackson. Check it out! Here’s the paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

The media blitz continues…now internationally! Thanks for having me on BBC News (World) Christian Fraser Clip to follow tomorrow

6-FOR-6 THREE HOME RUNS 10 RUNS BATTED IN SHOHEI OHTANI HAVE MERCY 🤯

The outlook app has for some reason decided to switch the “mail” button (which returns you to your inbox) with the “delete” button (which deletes an email and then sends you to your inbox) in the bottom right of your screen, a truly chaotic design choice that I can only imagine

Full clip of my segment on AI + the psychology of conspiracies for The Context with Christian Fraser BBC News (UK) Paper discussed was in collaboration with David G. Rand Gordon Pennycook Segment starts around 18m! youtu.be/xHN6YTzhKNo?si…

Can AI replace human respondents in psych research? 🤖 We compared #LLM-generated and human responses using BFI-2 & HEXACO scales. AI mimics broad patterns but misses subtle human nuances at the item level. 📊 Validation is key! osf.io/preprints/osf/… #AI #Psychometrics

Our event has been featured. I'm moderating a panel, AI’s Influence on 2024 Elections, with Paige Lord Musa al-Gharbi Klaus Mueller Tom Costello Election Season Efforts at SBU Serve a New Generation of Voters Stony Brook University Libraries (thx Caterina and Sunny) news.stonybrook.edu/university/ele…

I'll be speaking about experimental methods involving interactions between AI models and humans tomorrow morning U.S. National Science Foundation! You should be able to stream it: nationalacademies.org/event/43685_09…

Join us Monday on campus for a panel discussion on AI and the elections, moderated by Dean Boughida and featuring Paige Lord, Musa al-Gharbi, and Tom Costello 12:30 in the Wang Center Theatre. #AI #Elections2024 library.stonybrook.edu/library-events…