All chatbots
Meta
Muse Spark 1.2
324
answers
88%
answers cite
2.4
sources per citing answer
185
different websites
0.78
news-site quality (0 to 1)
How do chatbots’ citation patterns change over time?
Share of answers with a citation, each day.
Muse Spark 1.2
Most-cited websites
Domains by number of citations.
Source types week by week
Share of citations by type of publisher, per week.
Week of Sep 739
18%
26%
26%
21%
Week of Sep 1482
15%
13%
10%
21%
23%
10%
Week of Sep 2181
12%
11%
16%
22%
19%
Week of Sep 28100
15%
16%
16%
19%
23%
Week of Oct 5105
14%
12%
11%
23%
21%
Week of Oct 1299
11%
17%
15%
17%
23%
Week of Oct 19100
10%
14%
15%
18%
31%
Week of Oct 2680
10%
19%
13%
13%
26%
News and mediaEncyclopedias and referenceAcademicCommercial contentGovernmentNonprofits and think tanksCompaniesForums and Q&ABlogs and newslettersLow provenanceNot yet classified
What are citations used for?
Each citation coded by the job it does in the answer.
54%
15%
20%
11%
Evidence for a claimA statisticWho holds a viewBackground
What kind of a page gets cited?
A specific article, or a home page that cannot back a specific claim.
75%
18%
ArticleReference entryOfficial document
Which questions get answers with citations?
Share of answers with a citation, per question. Tap a cell to read the answers.
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.