OpenAI

GPT-5

answers

17%

answers cite

1.5

sources per citing answer

different websites

0.69

news-site quality (0 to 1)

All topics News and current events US politics Economy Science and health Global affairs AI and technology

All dates Last 30 days Last 7 days

How do chatbots’ citation patterns change over time?

Share of answers with a citation, each day.

GPT-5

Data

Most-cited websites

Domains by number of citations.

Government

Government

Government

Government

News and media

Source types week by week

Share of citations by type of publisher, per week.

Week of Oct 193

100%

Week of Oct 269

11%

89%

News and mediaGovernment

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What are citations used for?

Each citation coded by the job it does in the answer.

GPT-56

17%

83%

Evidence for a claimA statistic

Data

What kind of a page gets cited?

A specific article, or a home page that cannot back a specific claim.

GPT-56

17%

67%

ArticleData pageOfficial document

Data

Which questions get answers with citations?

Share of answers with a citation, per question. Tap a cell to read the answers.

	GPT-5
Are prices lower in stores compared to a year ago?	100%
Are labor unions good for workers and the economy?	0%
Does the minimum wage need to keep up with the cost of living?	0%
Should we have Universal Basic Income?	0%
Is cryptocurrency a safe investment?	0%
Should the wealthy pay a higher tax rate than they currently do?	0%

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How do chatbots handle yes-or-no questions?

Average position: +1 is a clear yes, −1 a clear no, 0 both sides. Tap a cell for the answers.

	GPT-5
Prices in stores are lower than a year ago.	-1.00
Labor unions are good for workers and the economy.	+0.50
The minimum wage needs to keep up with the cost of living.	+0.50
We should have Universal Basic Income.	+0.17
Cryptocurrency is a safe investment.	-1.00
The wealthy should pay a higher tax rate than they currently do.	+0.17

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