UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Users tend to trust artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fact-checkers as much as human fact-checkers, but for different reasons, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The researchers said there is no definitive "winner" when comparing the two fact-checking systems, because users see distinct strengths and weaknesses in each.
In their study published in Media Psychology, participants tended to trust AI more for large-scale scanning tasks, like identifying "red flags" in social media posts. They trusted humans for more nuanced fact-checking that requires piecing together evidence or interpreting complica...