Observed arrival · 2026-11-12
Sourcery Index asks where chatbots send you
An open research project tests whether AI chatbots cite the appropriate statistics authorities.
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- Researchers studying chatbot factuality and source attribution
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- The described test spans around 45 questions and 20 statistics authorities, including UNHCR and the UK Office for National Statistics.
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