Sometime this week, you probably did it: A question came up, and instead of searching for the answer online or reaching for a book, you asked a chatbot for it.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. By February this year, ChatGPT alone had 900 million weekly users, and a large study found that people mostly use it for searches under the broad topics of “seeking information,” “practical guidance” and “writing.”
As a researcher with a PhD in developmental psychology, studying how people learn and stay informed in digital environments, I believe there is a lot we don’t yet understand about what this means for our societies.
This is a shift in how we meet information, how we trust it and how we learn.
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