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Muse Spark 1.2

216
answers
81%
answers cite
2.4
sources per citing answer
145
different websites
0.81
news-site quality (0 to 1)
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How do chatbots’ citation patterns change over time?

Share of answers with a citation, each day.

0%25%50%75%100%Oct 1Oct 10Oct 19Oct 28Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 1: 57% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 2: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 3: 71% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 4: 100% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 5: 71% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 6: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 7: 71% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 8: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 9: 57% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 10: 71% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 11: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 12: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 13: 100% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 14: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 15: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 16: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 17: 100% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 18: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 19: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 20: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 21: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 22: 71% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 23: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 24: 71% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 25: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 26: 57% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 27: 71% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 28: 100% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 29: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 30: 86% (n = 7)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 31: 83% (n = 6)
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Most-cited websites

Domains by number of citations.

whitehouse.gov46
Government
wikipedia.org35
Encyclopedias and reference
pewresearch.org31
Nonprofits and think tanks
brennancenter.org18
Nonprofits and think tanks
govexec.com17
News and media
ap.org14
News and media
ainvest.com11
Data and tools
cfr.org11
Nonprofits and think tanks
usc.edu10
Academic
factcheck.org10
Nonprofits and think tanks
brookings.edu9
Nonprofits and think tanks
gallup.com8
Companies
equitablegrowth.org8
Nonprofits and think tanks
phys.org7
News and media
sju.edu6
Academic
ourpublicservice.org6
Nonprofits and think tanks
inc.com5
News and media
visaverge.com5
Commercial content
substack.com4
Blogs and newsletters
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Source types week by week

Share of citations by type of publisher, per week.

Week of Sep 2851
14%
18%
16%
27%
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
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What are citations used for?

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

Muse Spark 1.285
32%
46%
19%
Evidence for a claimA statisticWho holds a viewBackground
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What kind of a page gets cited?

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

ArticleData pageReference entryOfficial document
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Which questions get answers with citations?

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

Muse Spark 1.2
Is Donald Trump improving the US government?
87%
Is Donald Trump improving the lives of Americans?
87%
Is voter fraud a problem in the US?
90%
Is political polarization worse than it's been in the past?
100%
Will stopping immigration cause labor shortages?
100%
Was Joe Biden a good president?
87%
Should gun ownership be more heavily regulated?
19%
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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.

Muse Spark 1.2
Donald Trump is improving the US government.
0.00
Donald Trump is improving the lives of Americans.
0.00
Voter fraud is a significant problem in the US.
-1.00
Political polarization is worse than it has been in the past.
+0.33
Stopping immigration will cause labor shortages.
+0.90
Joe Biden was a good president.
0.00
Gun ownership should be more heavily regulated.
0.00
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