How AI can fuel confirmation bias
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool for truth-seeking. Yet, people might prefer to use AI to confirm their pre-existing beliefs, and features of AI systems (e.g., sycophancy, personalization, confident tone, and ease of use) might make AI especially effective at generating elaborate justifications for what people already — or wish to — believe.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Publication details
- Publisher
- Center for Open Science
- Publication date
- 13 March 2026
- Document type
- Preprint