All chatbots
Meta
Muse Spark 1.2
370
answers
78%
answers cite
2.6
sources per citing answer
197
different websites
0.81
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 756
11%
20%
18%
38%
Week of Sep 14131
10%
11%
18%
35%
Week of Sep 21106
14%
14%
28%
15%
Week of Sep 2893
16%
16%
13%
31%
Week of Oct 584
18%
12%
10%
12%
23%
Week of Oct 12100
15%
14%
26%
Week of Oct 19104
18%
10%
14%
33%
Week of Oct 2690
23%
13%
29%
News and mediaEncyclopedias and referenceAcademicCommercial contentGovernmentNonprofits and think tanksCompaniesSocial media and videoForums and Q&ABlogs and newslettersData and toolsLow provenanceNot yet classified
What are citations used for?
Each citation coded by the job it does in the answer.
38%
43%
16%
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.
76%
17%
ArticleData pageReference entryOfficial documentSocial or video post
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.