AI chatbots can effectively sway voters – in either direction

A short interaction with a chatbot can meaningfully shift a voter’s opinion about a presidential candidate or proposed policy in either direction, new Cornell research finds.

607-255-6074mediarelations@cornell.edu

Tip Sheets

Expert Quotes

"The plan itself concedes most of Russia’s demands and is simply a non-starter for Ukrainians." {Read Silbey's full quote}

David Silbey

Professor of Military History and Policy
More Quotes

Featured Video

Elaine Petro, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in Cornell Engineering and her Cornell collaborators have been using 3D printing to custom-build high-efficiency, low-cost electric rockets that, combined with novel propellants, will keep small satellites in low Earth orbit.

In The News

Popular Science

Ancient 'dirty Dishes' May Have Led Archaeologists Astray for Decades

Rebecca Gerdes, a Cornell University archaeologist, led a study that questions the identification of ancient olive oil residues in Mediterranean pottery.

Reuters

Netflix-Warner Bros Deal Faces Political Pushback Even as Company Touts Benefits

George Hay, a Cornell University law professor, analyzes the antitrust implications of Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming assets.

Bloomberg

Watch Cornell Women's Heart Director on Improving Detection of Aortic Aneurysms

Nupoor Narula, director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Women's Heart Program, discusses advancing detection of aortic aneurysms and the importance of research in women's cardiac health.

The Washington Post

These Companies Want to Block the Sun to Cool the Planet

Daniele Visioni, assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, raises concerns about profit motives in the private geoengineering sector.

Gizmodo

Scientists Created the Blackest Fabric Ever, Then Made a Dress

A team of Cornell University researchers created the darkest fabric ever reported and collaborated with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

The New York Times

Alzheimer’s Is One Form of Dementia. Here’s What to Know About the Others.

Dr. Costantino Iadecola, a professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine, explains that most older adults with dementia have multiple disease factors present.

More In the News