When the source is a bot: How people adapt their evaluation strategies to assess AI-generated content
By Shakked Dabran-Zivan, Inbal Klein-Avraham, Ayelet Baram-Tsabari••Plos.org
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) blurs the boundaries between expert and non-expert sources, as it increasingly distributes and creates scientific content. This study examines how individuals adapt evaluation strategies, including content and source…
Citation: Dabran-Zivan S, Klein-Avraham I, Baram-Tsabari A (2026) When the source is a bot: How people adapt their evaluation strategies to assess AI-generated content. PLoS One 21(3): e0345300. h…