AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys — and getting better at avoiding detection

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AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys — and getting better at avoiding detection

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Nature, Published online: 28 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00221-8

A researcher has created a chatbot that is indistinguishable from human participants in online surveys. Some researchers fear that a workhorse of social science is now under threat.

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