The narrow search effect and how broadening search promotes belief updating

Information search platforms, from Google to AI-assisted search engines, have transformed information access but may fail to promote a shared factual foundation. We demonstrate that the combination of users' prior beliefs influencing their search terms and the narrow scope of search algorithms...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 122; no. 13; p. e2408175122
Main Authors:	Leung, Eugina, Urminsky, Oleg
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.04.2025
Subjects:	Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Humans Information Seeking Behavior Search Engine algorithmic search belief updating artificial intelligence confirmation bias
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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