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ArticlePublic understanding of science (Bristol, England)2026

Generics in science communication: Misaligned interpretations across laypeople, scientists, and large language models.

Uwe Peters, Andrea Bertazzoli, Jasmine M DeJesus, Gisela J van der Velden, Benjamin Chin-Yee

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Article in Public understanding of science (Bristol, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Uwe PetersUtrecht University, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7103-3921
Andrea BertazzoliUtrecht University, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0006-2235-1030
Jasmine M DeJesusUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0981-2481
Gisela J van der VeldenUniversity Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9543-5079
Benjamin Chin-YeeWestern University, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0737-3603

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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CommunicationInformation DisseminationScienceHumansLarge Language ModelsChatGPTgenericslaypeoplescience communicationscientists

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PMID42003460
PMCPMC13380661

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