Ezequiel Lopez-Lopez
@eloplop.bsky.social
Pre-doctoral researcher @ Max Planck Institute for Human Development (Adaptive Rationality Center) — Berlin | knowledge representations, NLP, computational social sciences & policy
As GenAI becomes part of daily life, its influence on behavior and decision-making, especially in health, is critical.
🧠 Combating confirmation bias in this space requires:
• Equipping users with critical AI literacy
• Establishing strong oversight, regulation, and auditing
🧠 Combating confirmation bias in this space requires:
• Equipping users with critical AI literacy
• Establishing strong oversight, regulation, and auditing
July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
As GenAI becomes part of daily life, its influence on behavior and decision-making, especially in health, is critical.
🧠 Combating confirmation bias in this space requires:
• Equipping users with critical AI literacy
• Establishing strong oversight, regulation, and auditing
🧠 Combating confirmation bias in this space requires:
• Equipping users with critical AI literacy
• Establishing strong oversight, regulation, and auditing
We also call for systemic solutions:
🔍 Public black-box testing
🧑⚕️ Reporting tools for physicians to flag GenAI-influenced patient behavior
📋 Regulatory oversight for general-purpose GenAI used in medical contexts
🔍 Public black-box testing
🧑⚕️ Reporting tools for physicians to flag GenAI-influenced patient behavior
📋 Regulatory oversight for general-purpose GenAI used in medical contexts
July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We also call for systemic solutions:
🔍 Public black-box testing
🧑⚕️ Reporting tools for physicians to flag GenAI-influenced patient behavior
📋 Regulatory oversight for general-purpose GenAI used in medical contexts
🔍 Public black-box testing
🧑⚕️ Reporting tools for physicians to flag GenAI-influenced patient behavior
📋 Regulatory oversight for general-purpose GenAI used in medical contexts
So what can we do? We propose:
✅ Boosting digital/AI literacy
✅ Training people to test multiple query framings
✅ Promoting “consider-the-opposite” thinking
✅ Designing GenAI apps to flag evidence-based but disconfirming info
✅ Boosting digital/AI literacy
✅ Training people to test multiple query framings
✅ Promoting “consider-the-opposite” thinking
✅ Designing GenAI apps to flag evidence-based but disconfirming info
July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
So what can we do? We propose:
✅ Boosting digital/AI literacy
✅ Training people to test multiple query framings
✅ Promoting “consider-the-opposite” thinking
✅ Designing GenAI apps to flag evidence-based but disconfirming info
✅ Boosting digital/AI literacy
✅ Training people to test multiple query framings
✅ Promoting “consider-the-opposite” thinking
✅ Designing GenAI apps to flag evidence-based but disconfirming info
🧠 GenAI doesn’t just answer; it engages in dialogue. This allows people to iteratively steer the conversation toward preferred narratives, reinforcing cognitive biases without necessarily realizing it
July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🧠 GenAI doesn’t just answer; it engages in dialogue. This allows people to iteratively steer the conversation toward preferred narratives, reinforcing cognitive biases without necessarily realizing it
we showcase how small changes in system configuration (like creating a more empathetic chatbot) made GenAI more likely to mirror user bias, endorsing pseudoscientific treatments and downplaying evidence-based medicine
July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
we showcase how small changes in system configuration (like creating a more empathetic chatbot) made GenAI more likely to mirror user bias, endorsing pseudoscientific treatments and downplaying evidence-based medicine
In traditional search (e.g., Google), these biases already existed. But GenAI takes it further through hypercustomization (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...), adapting to your wording, preferences, even emotional tone. This can lead to tailored responses that validate your views, accurate or not
July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In traditional search (e.g., Google), these biases already existed. But GenAI takes it further through hypercustomization (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...), adapting to your wording, preferences, even emotional tone. This can lead to tailored responses that validate your views, accurate or not
We identify 3 key “pressure points” where GenAI can entangle with confirmation bias in health contexts:
1️⃣ How users phrase queries
2️⃣ Preference for belief-consistent answers
3️⃣ Resistance to belief-inconsistent info
1️⃣ How users phrase queries
2️⃣ Preference for belief-consistent answers
3️⃣ Resistance to belief-inconsistent info
July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We identify 3 key “pressure points” where GenAI can entangle with confirmation bias in health contexts:
1️⃣ How users phrase queries
2️⃣ Preference for belief-consistent answers
3️⃣ Resistance to belief-inconsistent info
1️⃣ How users phrase queries
2️⃣ Preference for belief-consistent answers
3️⃣ Resistance to belief-inconsistent info
Millions are turning to AI tools for medical queries.
While GenAI offers easy access to personalized health information, that personalization can backfire, subtly reinforcing people’s pre-existing beliefs, even when they’re false or harmful
While GenAI offers easy access to personalized health information, that personalization can backfire, subtly reinforcing people’s pre-existing beliefs, even when they’re false or harmful
July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Millions are turning to AI tools for medical queries.
While GenAI offers easy access to personalized health information, that personalization can backfire, subtly reinforcing people’s pre-existing beliefs, even when they’re false or harmful
While GenAI offers easy access to personalized health information, that personalization can backfire, subtly reinforcing people’s pre-existing beliefs, even when they’re false or harmful
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July 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM