Why is AI so good at this in a way that like maybe if somebody is trying to convince their uncle at the Thanksgiving table that birds are actually real is not so good at this?

Yeah.

I think a lot of the active ingredient or what makes this work so well is that the AI is acting as a really effective search tool, essentially.

There is so much information out there in the world.

A lot of it is even information related to conspiracy theories is true in a superficial way.

So it is true that jet fuel does not burn hot enough to melt steel beams.

As just like a factual claim out of context, that is true.

But are there practical takeaways for listeners now? Like if you believe in a conspiracy theory, should you consider chatting with a chatbot?