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Don't believe the GenAI hype—learn from it instead, say researchers

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The article discusses research by Anna Brattstrom and Hassan Hamadi published in the Academy of Management Journal regarding the hype surrounding generative AI. The researchers argue that social media discussions about ChatGPT functioned as a collective learning event rather than a typical speculative bubble, allowing the public to vet the technology's capabilities.

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Don't believe the GenAI hype—learn from it instead, say researchers Swati Mestri Scientific Editor Robert Egan Senior Editor When is a hype bubble more than just a bubble?

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When it becomes a mass, real-time learning event.

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New research published in the Academy of Management Journal by Anna Brattstrom, a professor at the University of St Andrews Business School, and Hassan Hamadi, a PhD student at Lund University, aimed to understand the hype around generative AI.

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The article discusses research by Anna Brattstrom and Hassan Hamadi published in the Academy of Management Journal regarding the hype surrounding generative AI. The researchers argue that social media discussions about ChatGPT functioned as a collective learning event rather than a typical speculative bubble, allowing the public to vet the technology's capabilities.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://phys.org/news/2026-08-dont-genai-hype.html

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Claim 1: “The team looked at 200,000 X posts from the first five months after ChatGPT was launched”
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While the general context of the research is corroborated in other claims, the specific detail regarding '200,000 X posts from the first five months' is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets. The provided Wikipedia and web results for this claim are generic definitions of research and GPT models, not specific to this study's methodology.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3) is a large language model released by OpenAI in 2020 as part of the company's GPT series of models. Like its predecessor, GPT-2, it is a decoder-only trans…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-3
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GPT-4o ("o" for "omni") is a multilingual, multimodal generative pre-trained transformer developed by OpenAI and released in May 2024 as part of its GPT series of models. It can process and generate t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-4o
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GPT Image is a series of image generation and editing models developed by OpenAI. A text-to-image variant of the GPT family, it uses deep learning methodologies to generate digital images from natural…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT_Image
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Claim 2: “Hassan Md. Hamadi et al, ChatGPT, a Hype That Teaches: Generative AI and the Collective Accumulation of Technology Literacy on Social Media, Academy of Management Journal (2026). DOI: 10.5465/amj.2024.0536”
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Two independent web search results confirm the title of the paper ('ChatGPT, a Hype That Teaches: Generative AI and the Collective Accumulation of Technology Literacy on Social Media'), the publication in the Academy of Management Journal, and the 2026 date/context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American artificial intelligence (AI) organization OpenAI has released a variety of products and applications since its founding in 2015.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ethics of artificial intelligence covers a broad range of topics within AI that are considered to have particular ethical stakes. This includes algorithmic biases, fairness, accountability, transp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of artificial intelligence (AI) began in antiquity, with myths, stories, and rumors of artificial beings endowed with intelligence by master craftsmen. The field of AI research was founded…
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Claim 3: “New research published in the Academy of Management Journal by Anna Brattstrom, a professor at the University of St Andrews Business School, and Hassan Hamadi, a PhD student at Lund University, aimed to understand the hype around generative AI.”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result describing the research. Additionally, separate web search results confirm Anna Brattstrom's role as a Professor at the University of St Andrews Business School and her affiliation with Lund University, corroborating the identities and affiliations of the researchers.
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web search NEUTRAL — New research published in the Academy of Management Journal by Anna Brattstrom, a professor at the University of St Andrews Business School, and Hassan Hamadi, a PhD student at Lund University, aimed …
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-dont-genai-hype.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Lund University and University of St Andrews. Verified email at fek.lu.se. entrepreneurship new venture teams entrepreneurship industry alliances process.Journal of Engineering and Technology Manageme…
https://scholar.google.com.pk/citations?user=Y387nWMAAAAJ&hl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anna Brattstrom. Prof. Professor of Entrepreneurship, Management (Business School).Research overview. I study the people side of innovation and entrepreneurship. How people come together and work toge…
https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/persons/anna-bra…
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