Economy

Should we have Universal Basic Income?

Position tracked against: “We should have Universal Basic Income.”

All datesLast 30 daysLast 7 days

How do chatbots’ citation patterns change over time?

Share of answers with a citation, each day.

0%25%50%75%100%Sep 30Oct 9Oct 18Oct 27GPT-5, Sep 30: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 1: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 2: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 3: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 4: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 5: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 6: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 7: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 8: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 9: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 10: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 11: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 12: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 13: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 14: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 15: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 16: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 17: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 18: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 19: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 20: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 21: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 22: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 23: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 24: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 25: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 26: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 27: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 28: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 29: 0% (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 30: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Sep 30: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 1: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 2: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 3: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 4: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 5: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 6: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 7: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 8: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 9: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 10: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 11: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 12: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 13: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 14: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 15: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 16: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 17: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 18: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 19: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 20: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 21: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 22: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 23: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 24: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 25: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 26: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 27: 100% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 28: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 29: 0% (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 30: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sep 30: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 1: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 2: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 3: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 4: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 5: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 6: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 7: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 8: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 9: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 10: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 11: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 12: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 13: 0% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 14: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 15: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 16: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 17: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 18: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 19: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 20: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 21: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 22: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 23: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 24: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 25: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 26: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 27: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 28: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 29: 100% (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 30: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Sep 30: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 1: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 2: 0% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 3: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 4: 0% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 5: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 6: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 7: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 8: 0% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 9: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 10: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 11: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 12: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 13: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 14: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 15: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 16: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 17: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 18: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 19: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 20: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 21: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 22: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 23: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 24: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 25: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 26: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 27: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 28: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 29: 100% (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 30: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Sep 30: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 1: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 2: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 3: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 4: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 5: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 6: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 7: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 8: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 9: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 10: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 11: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 12: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 13: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 14: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 15: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 16: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 17: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 18: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 19: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 20: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 21: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 22: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 23: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 24: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 25: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 26: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 27: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 28: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 29: 100% (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 30: 100% (n = 1)
GPT-5Claude Sonnet 5Gemini 3.5 FlashGrok 4.5Muse Spark 1.2
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Position over time

Average position each day on one yes-or-no question (+1 yes, −1 no).

-1.00-0.500.00+0.50+1.00Oct 4Oct 16Oct 27GPT-5, Oct 5: +0.50 (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 16: 0.00 (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 27: +0.50 (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 28: 0.00 (n = 1)GPT-5, Oct 29: 0.00 (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 5: 0.00 (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 16: 0.00 (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 19: 0.00 (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 27: 0.00 (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 28: 0.00 (n = 1)Claude Sonnet 5, Oct 30: 0.00 (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 5: 0.00 (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 16: 0.00 (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 27: 0.00 (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 28: 0.00 (n = 1)Gemini 3.5 Flash, Oct 29: 0.00 (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 5: 0.00 (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 16: 0.00 (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 27: 0.00 (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 28: 0.00 (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 29: 0.00 (n = 1)Grok 4.5, Oct 30: 0.00 (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 4: 0.00 (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 5: 0.00 (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 16: 0.00 (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 27: 0.00 (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 28: 0.00 (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 29: 0.00 (n = 1)Muse Spark 1.2, Oct 30: 0.00 (n = 1)
GPT-5Claude Sonnet 5Gemini 3.5 FlashGrok 4.5Muse Spark 1.2

We should have Universal Basic Income.

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How often do chatbots cite external sources?

Share of answers with at least one link/citation.

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Most-cited websites

Domains by number of citations.

britannica.com70
Encyclopedias and reference
businessinsider.com56
News and media
thedailyeconomy.org41
Nonprofits and think tanks
upenn.edu31
Academic
aei.org31
Nonprofits and think tanks
doi.org26
Academic
stanford.edu23
Academic
reed.com21
Companies
moneycrashers.com16
Commercial content
weforum.org16
Nonprofits and think tanks
uchicago.edu14
Academic
smartcitiesdive.com13
News and media
cato.org13
Nonprofits and think tanks
fool.com12
Commercial content
unc.edu11
Academic
imbeacon.ai11
Low provenance
hotpotnews.com9
Not yet classified
bloomii.eu9
Low provenance
legalclarity.org9
Commercial content
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What kinds of sources do chatbots use?

Share of each chatbot’s citations by type of publisher.

Claude Sonnet 5197
10%
22%
26%
20%
Gemini 3.5 Flash194
28%
10%
13%
20%
9%
9%
Grok 4.5324
22%
15%
27%
15%
Muse Spark 1.283
13%
14%
16%
20%
20%
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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Which way the sources point

On yes-or-no questions, whether what each citation backs points to yes, to no, or neither.

Claude Sonnet 555
38%
13%
49%
Grok 4.577
42%
36%
22%
Points to yesNeutralPoints to no
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