A&S Reunion Talk: AI and Conspiracy Beliefs: Can Minds Change?
Date/Time
June 5, 2026, 1:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m. EDT
Venue
KG-70 Rhodes Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall; overflow location is KG-80 Groos Family Atrium
June 5, 2026, 1:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m. EDT
KG-70 Rhodes Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall; overflow location is KG-80 Groos Family Atrium
This talk explores whether personalized conversations with generative AI can meaningfully reduce belief in conspiracies. The speakers will share how evidence-based dialogue can prompt lasting shifts in belief—and what this reveals about human reasoning and the broader implications of AI. Try it yourself at debunkbot.com!
Presenters: Gordon Pennycook, Associate Professor of Psychology, Dorothy and Ariz Mehta Faculty Leadership Fellow, and David Rand ’04, Professor of Information Science, Marketing and Management Communications, and Psychology.
Sponsored by: College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and the SC Johnson College of Business.
For more information, contact as_events@cornell.edu. Registration is highly encouraged for this FREE event.