University of Erfurt

Chatbots reduce health-related conspiracy beliefs not because of but despite being perceived as AI

<title>Abstract</title> Beliefs in conspiracy theories and their resistance to correction pose critical challenges to public health. A potential countermeasure to this is the use of Large Language Model (LLM) driven debates about conspiracy theories. Yet while this approach yield...

Deep sleep on a light European train: modularity and lightweight, key to profitable night trains

Current night trains pose a challenge to economic efficiency due to ageing vehicles, limited space and high operating costs, among other things. The AliSa project is rethinking European night trains by developing a modular and lightweight sleeping car concept. A coach concept is...