In Study 2, both general and specific warnings at least marginally reduce attitude change, with no significant difference between them¶
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q3 i? In Study 2 (N = 1,216), the general warning (p= 0.053) and specific warning (p= 0.046) at least marginally decreased attitude change, and the two warnings did not differ significantly from each other. → Reed Orchinik 2026
Evidence¶
Reed Orchinik 2026¶
Reed Orchinik, David Rand. (2026). A light-touch AI literacy intervention helps protect against AI political persuasion. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.16432 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2609.16432
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Preregistered regression in Study 2 (N = 1,216) of attitude change on separate dummies for general and specific warnings, z-scored pre-treatment attitudes and their interactions, persuasion direction, and issue fixed effects. A second subclaim rests on the printed test: "no significant difference between the general and specific warnings (χ 2(1) = 0.03,p= 0.86)".
"both the general warning (b=−3.23, [−6.51,0.04],z=−1.93, p= 0.053) and the specific warning (b=−3.50, [−6.93,−0.06],z=−2.00,p= 0.046) at least marginally decrease attitude change"
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Related Claims¶
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In Study 2, both general and specific warnings at least marginally reduce attitude change, with no significant difference between them |
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In Study 2, both general and specific warnings at least marginally reduce attitude change, with no significant difference between them |
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