Information Bias Research Articles

The More Sophisticated, the More Biased? Testing a New Measure of Political Sophistication on Biased Information Processing

Abstract According to literature, biased information processing increases with political sophistication. The logic behind this relationship is that political sophisticates possess greater cognitive skills and knowledge to defend their prior beliefs. Although political sophistication can be understood as a multidimensional concept, existing research primarily uses general political knowledge as a proxy to assess it. Therefore, we introduce a more rigorous measure of sophistication that gauges individuals’ ability to justify their attitudes with substantive and well-elaborated arguments and put the classic measure of political sophistication to a test. We study these mechanisms in a direct-democratic setting via an online survey, in which 898 Swiss-German voters are exposed to a tailored counterargument on a political referendum. Our results indicate that individuals with higher levels of sophistication evaluate counter-attitudinal information less favorably and hold more stable opinions. While we did not find support for the hypothesis that sophistication leads to selective exposure to consonant information, our analysis points to a reverse mechanism: individuals with lower levels of sophistication exhibit a higher likelihood of exposure to dissonant views. Notably, these results align with the trends reported for general political knowledge and corroborate the validity of using general political knowledge as a proxy for political sophistication.

Gender, homelessness, hospitalization and methamphetamine use fuel depression among people who inject drugs: implications for innovative prevention and care strategies.

The co-occurrence of substance use disorder and mental disorder, known as dual diagnosis, has a distressingly high prevalence among individuals grappling with either of these conditions. Mood disorders, especially depression, constitute a substantial burden for People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) and a significant public health concern in Vietnam. Identifying risk factors for depression in PWID is imperative for the development of targeted interventions. We enrolled PWID into a cohort using the respondent-driven sampling method. Over a 36-month period, we systematically tracked the emergence of depression and employed multiple imputation in conjunction with a mixed nonlinear model to pinpoint risk factors for depression in this demographic. At inclusion, depression was screened using the PHQ-2 questionnaire, and subsequent episodes of depression were assessed semi-annually using the CES-D8. Three hundred and ninety-one PWID (26.6%) were depressed. Major risk factors for depression included being female, not having a permanent residency, having been hospitalized and using methamphetamine more than weekly. Other risk factors included age, being single, not having a health insurance card and not being on methadone. The exclusion of missing visits and social desirability could have led to selection and information biases. In this observational study, confusion biases are possible despite our best efforts. Depression is alarmingly frequent in PWID. In this study taking in account the chronological relationship between sociodemographic and clinical factors and depression, risk factors were identified in this specific setting of low-to-middle income country. The findings highlight the need to develop innovative targeted psychiatric interventions with the help of supporting peers.

Maternal supportive responses to adolescents' negative emotions serve as protective factors for adolescents' hostile attribution bias longitudinally.

Existing literature has documented that parenting links to children's hostile attribution biases (HAB). However, little is known about the role played by parental emotion socialization in children's HAB. To address this research gap, the present study investigated the role of parental responses to children's negative emotions (PRCNE) in predicting adolescents' HAB using a longitudinal study. Adolescents (N = 203; Mage = 13.61 years old at Time 1), who were recruited from a city in mainland China, reported on their mothers' PRCNE and their own HAB at two waves over a year. The results showed that mothers' supportive responses (composed of emotion-focused responses and problem-focused responses) significantly predicted adolescents' reduced HAB over time; however, PRCNE including expressive encouragement, minimization, and nonsupportive responses (composed of punitive responses and parental distress) had no significant relation with adolescents' HAB. These findings add to the existing literature investigating antecedents to adolescents' social information processing deficits and biases.

Opinion cascade under perception bias in social networks.

Opinion cascades, initiated by active opinions, offer a valuable avenue for exploring the dynamics of consensus and disagreement formation. Nevertheless, the impact of biased perceptions on opinion cascade, arising from the balance between global information and locally accessible information within network neighborhoods, whether intentionally or unintentionally, has received limited attention. In this study, we introduce a threshold model to simulate the opinion cascade process within social networks. Our findings reveal that consensus emerges only when the collective stubbornness of the population falls below a critical threshold. Additionally, as stubbornness decreases, we observe a higher prevalence of first-order and second-order phase transitions between consensus and disagreement. The emergence of disagreement can be attributed to the formation of echo chambers, which are tightly knit communities where agents' biased perceptions of active opinions are lower than their stubbornness, thus hindering the erosion of active opinions. This research establishes a valuable framework for investigating the relationship between perception bias and opinion formation, providing insights into addressing disagreement in the presence of biased information.

Global shortfalls of knowledge on anuran tadpoles

Despite the amount of data on different aspects of biodiversity, such as species distributions, taxonomy, or phylogenetics, there are still significant gaps and biases in the available information. This is particularly true for life history traits, with fragmentary data for most taxa, especially those with complex life cycles. Anurans (frogs and toads) show larval (premetamorphic) stages that are in general radically decoupled from adult forms in most biological aspects. Our understanding of this group is highly uneven, as the main wide-scope investigations focus on adult specimens and larval stages remain unknown for a significant part of the anuran tree. The main purpose of this work was to estimate the extent of knowledge gaps regarding the diversity of tadpoles, interpret their biological and geographical patterns, and discuss possible explanations and implications for other large-scale analyses. Our findings show that more than half of the anuran species described to date still lack information on their embryonic/larval stages. Furthermore, knowledge varies among taxonomic groups, larval ecomorphological guilds, and world ecoregions. Description percentages generally decrease in lineages with a higher proportion of species known or suspected to have endotrophic development. Also, geographic areas with the highest levels of ignorance in larval biology (Tropical Andes and New Guinea) coincide with the highest diversity of endotrophic guilds. Among exotrophic larvae, generalized lentic-lotic tadpoles have the widest distribution and levels of knowledge, whereas specialized lotic, fossorial, and terrestrial forms are more taxonomically and geographically restricted. Further large-scale analyses on tadpole biology are crucial for their impact in varied scientific disciplines including anuran conservation. At a conceptual level, the discussion of the anuran biphasic life cycle is pertinent in the context of shortfalls of biodiversity knowledge and their interrelationships.

Does Information Bias Teachers’ Perceptions of Intervention Effectiveness?

Does Information Bias Teachers’ Perceptions of Intervention Effectiveness?

Patient, clinician, and performance-based measures provide different information about clinical symptoms in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis presenting with depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study

Background and purposeClinical status of subjects with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is influenced by a complex interaction of several biopsychosocial factors. The use of patient-reported measures (PROM) is considered the gold standard for their evaluation. However, considering that 1 in 5 subjects with KOA present with depressive symptoms, it is necessary to analyse how this psychological domain may influence the subjective perception of PROM. The objective was to study the impact that depressive symptoms have on functional outcome assessments, according to the degree of objectivity of diverse outcome measures.MethodsCross-sectional study. Subjects with severe KOA, verified with clinical and radiological symptoms, were assessed with patient-reported (Oxford Knee Score), clinician-reported (knee range of motion), and performance-based (Timed up and go test) measures. The existence of depressive symptoms was assessed with the Yesavage scale, and participants were classified for having no-, mild- or severe-symptoms. Linear correlations (r) and one-way analysis of variance compared groups (95% CI).Results244 participants were analysed, of which 75 (30.7%) had depressive symptoms. These symptoms had an inverse moderate association with Oxford Knee Score (r = -0.387). However, the correlation with the Timed up and go test was low (r = 0.176), while there was no correlation with knee ROM (r = -0.087).ConclusionsThis study supports that patient-reported questionnaires may offer biased information on the clinical status of patients with severe knee osteoarthritis who present with depressive symptoms. Consideration of such symptoms may be critical to ensure data collected to accurately reflect patients’ capacities and perceptions.

The quality of YouTube videos on radiotherapy and prostatectomy for prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer ranks as the third leading cause of death among Canadian men and is primarily treated with radiotherapy and prostatectomy. Given YouTube's significant global traffic, patients often turn to it for information on treatment and side effects. This study assessed YouTube videos for prostate cancer patients, focusing on radiotherapy, prostatectomy, and side effect management. The study analyzed 50 YouTube videos, comparing their accuracy and coverage against the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), UpToDate, and cancer.ca. Two raters were involved in the review of the videos to ensure inter-rater reliability. Video lengths ranged from 1-60 minutes (mean 11 minutes) and creation dates ranged from 2012-2021. Videos were presented by physicians, patients, or allied health professionals (75%, 16%, and 8%, respectively). Results showed physician presenters had a Video Power Index (video popularity) of 23.45, while patient presenters had an average of 61.36 (almost three times as popular as physician-led videos). The overall accuracy of videos showed that 82% demonstrated completely accurate and detailed information, 18% showed partially complete information, and 76% showed no biased information. No false information was found in any videos. This study showed that while the YouTube informational videos included good coverage of treatment side effects, there were gaps in information regarding quality of life after treatment or management of side effects. Information from this study can benefit the provider-patient interaction, with the hope that healthcare providers create more videos on quality of life after treatment and management of side effects to satisfy patient needs.

Impatience for information: Curiosity is here today, gone tomorrow

AbstractBased on the curiosity‐as‐drive theory and the theory of information gaps, we argue that curiosity—that is, the desire to seek out novel information for its own sake—is highly transient, and while people may be tempted by immediate answers, they may be less motivated when they need to wait for information. Contrary to standard economic models, we predict an immediacy effect (or present bias) for information even in those cases when waiting does not affect the objective value of information. Furthermore, we argue that this immediacy effect is independent from motivated emotion‐management; that is, introducing delays makes people less willing to obtain information for its own sake even when information does not elicit strong anticipatory feelings. We test these hypotheses in two pre‐registered experiments (N = 2406) featuring real effort and monetary incentives and find that introducing a delay in information provision significantly reduces participants' willingness to obtain information. In Study 1, we also show that people display a stronger immediacy effect for information than for monetary rewards. In Study 2, we demonstrate that people are impatient for information regardless of how they expect to feel after receiving the information, and even when the perceived instrumental value of information remains unaffected by the delay. The strong impatience for information in both studies is consistent with the notion that curiosity acts as a drive, and as such, is highly transient.

Perception of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Worldwide.

In this comprehensive review study, we addressed the challenge posed by ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) with growing incidence affecting human and animal health worldwide. Data and perspectives were collected from different countries and regions worldwide, including America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The results updated the current situation with ticks and TBD and how it is perceived by society with information bias and gaps. The study reinforces the importance of multidisciplinary and international collaborations to advance in the surveillance, communication and proposed future directions to address these challenges.

Longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms among alcohol consuming men with HIV in India

BackgroundDepression and alcohol use are common among people living with HIV (PLWH) and associated with adverse outcomes. However, there is a paucity of studies exploring trajectories of depressive symptom presence over time among alcohol consuming men PLWH. MethodsMen PLWH were repeatedly assessed for depressive symptoms from baseline through 27 months using the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale. Group-based trajectory modeling was used to identify trajectories of depressive symptoms over time among control (n = 188) and intervention participants (n = 564). Multinomial logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between trajectory subgroups and baseline independent variables. ResultsAmong intervention participants, the three subgroups were characterized as ‘low’ (85.8 % of the participants), ‘fluctuating’ (8.7 %), and ‘persistently increasing’ symptoms (5.5 %). Similarly, three trajectory subgroups among control participants were labeled as: “low” (54.4 %); “fluctuating” (33.5 %) and “persistently increasing’” (12.1 %). Among intervention participants, longer duration since HIV diagnosis (aOR: 1.05, 95 % CI: 1.01–1.12) and HIV-related stigma (aOR: 1.09, 95 % CI: 1.02–1.18) were associated with persistently increasing depressive symptoms trajectory. Further, alcohol drinking problems (aOR: 1.10, 95 % CI: 1.04–1.17) was associated with fluctuating depressive symptoms trajectory. Among control participants, only lower overall self-rated health status was associated with persistently increasing depressive symptoms trajectory (aOR: 0.96, 95 % CI: 0.93–0.99). LimitationsSelection bias; Information bias; Lack of causal interference; Generalizability. ConclusionIdentifying subgroups of men PLWH with different depressive symptoms trajectories may inform effective and tailored intervention approaches to address mental health treatment and prevention among alcohol consuming men PLWH in India and elsewhere.

Optimized event stratigraphy of Cenomanian-Turonian ostracods of North Africa and the Middle East

During the Cenomanian and Turonian, high eustatic sea levels combined with subsidence of North Africa resulted in widespread marine inundation and the evolution of an indigenous benthic fauna, including many endemic ostracod taxa. This is the first study to combine all information on the ranges of Cenomanian and Turonian ostracods and associated planktonic foraminifera across North Africa and the Middle East into a single event-stratigraphic composite scale. Information includes the ranges of the taxa in measured sections and wells in published articles and in unpublished theses and dissertations. Nine events are tracked across the region and are used to subdivide sections and wells into subsections whose boundaries separate older sections below from younger sections above. Pseudosections were coded to represent the older and younger surfaces of the events that are separated by a very thin interval. The subsections provide a geologic framework of ordered packages of sections and associated biologic events. In this methodology, the sequence stratigraphy is an integral part of the biostratigraphic analysis. This study includes 121 sections and wells that were subdivided into 218 sections and subsections, including the nine pseudosections, the first and last occurrences of 189 taxa, and 18 unpaired events, which resulted in a total of 396 events. This information was coded into software that uses a heuristic algorithm to optimize the sequence of events. The resulting composite was used to correlate the sections and subsections, produce range charts, and calculate diversity of ostracods. Computer runs were made for each of the four study areas (Morocco and western Algeria, eastern Algeria and Tunisia, Egypt, and the Southern Levant) separately and unitedly. Run separately, diversity peaks reflect biases of the local available information, but the combined results show steady rates of evolution and extinction that produced a peak in diversity of 66 species in the late Cenomanian. There are no mass extinction events. The continued faunal turnover also indicates that there is no community stasis in the Cenomanian-Turonian ostracods of the region.

Eye tracking shows no substantive relationships between individual differences related to aggression and visual attention to unambiguously violent stimuli

Social-cognitive theories of aggression stipulate that aggressive people have an attentional bias for aggressive and ambiguously aggressive cues. This biased social information processing is thought to occur from very basic attentional processes (encoding) through to higher order interpretative processes (representation). The present research was a detailed investigation into the relationships between aggression-related personality dimensions in young adults and attention toward images depicting general violence, intimate partner violence, and non-violent images. Participants completed measures of trait aggression, intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization, alcohol use, psychopathy, empathy, and insecure adult attachment. In a dual-picture free-viewing eye tracker paradigm, participants viewed three trial types for 2000 ms: general violence versus neutral cues; intimate partner violence versus neutral cues; and intimate partner violence versus general violence. Experiment 1 (N = 127) showed a few of the predicted relationships between the traits and attention, but Experiment 2 (N = 127) failed to replicate these findings and there was no overlap in significant results between studies. These data provide very little support for attentional biases in a healthy population toward unambiguously violent stimuli as a function of aggression-related traits.

Assessment of cochlear implant hearing outcomes using ecological momentary assessment in both controlled and real-world settings

Laboratory tests of speech understanding demonstrate high effectiveness of cochlear implants (CIs) for individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss. However, understanding real-world benefits remains challenging. Retrospective questionnaires may be unreliable due to recall bias and limited acoustic information. To address this, we used an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) smartphone app to collect subjective feedback and acoustic data from CI recipients in lab and real-world settings. We characterised challenging acoustic environments for CI users and the influence of internal factors on self-ratings of environmental noisiness, device benefit, and speech understanding. Twenty adults underwent cognitive tests, questionnaires, EMA, and the NAL Dynamic Conversation Test in the lab. Acoustic scenes were reproduced in an anechoic chamber to assess comprehension, familiarise participants with EMA, and establish benchmarks for real-world EMA data. Over four weeks, participants recorded experiences using the EMA app. Analysis of real-world EMA data revealed perceived noisiness was influenced by spectro-temporal properties and sound level. Self-reported communication factors were associated with environmental sound level and predictive of self-reported CI device benefit. Communication factors were also correlated with CI experience and cognitive performance. EMA offers valuable insights into CI recipients' real-world experiences, aiding customization and efficacy evaluation.

Leptospirosis in horses: Sentinels for a neglected zoonosis? A systematic review.

Leptospirosis is considered a neglected tropical zoonosis in low-income countries due to surveillance system limitations and non-specificity of symptoms. Humans become infected through direct contact with carrier animals or indirectly through Leptospira-contaminated environments. Conventionally, equines have been considered an uncommon source of leptospirosis, but recent publications in Latin America suggest that their role in the maintenance and dispersion of the bacteria could be more relevant than expected, as horses are susceptible to a wide variety of zoonotic Leptospira spp. from domestic and wild animals with which they share the environment. A systematic review of the published literature was conducted to compile the available information on Leptospira spp. in Ecuador, with a special focus on equine leptospirosis, to better understand the epidemiology of the bacterium and identify possible knowledge gaps. A systematic review of the published literature was conducted in PubMed, SciELO and Web of Science databases to compile the available information on Leptospira spp. in Ecuador, with a special focus on equine leptospirosis, to better understand the epidemiology of the bacterium. We used a combination of the terms (Leptospira OR Leptospirosis) AND Ecuador, without restrictions on language or publication date. Our literature review reveals that published scientific information is very scarce. Eighteen full-text original scientific articles related to Leptospira or leptospirosis cases in Ecuador were included in the systematic review. Most of the studies reported data obtained from one of the four regions (Coast), and specifically from only one of the 24 Provinces of Ecuador (Manabí), which evidence a large information bias at the geographical level. Furthermore, only the studies focused on humans included clinical signs of leptospirosis and there is only one study that analyzes the presence of Leptospira spp. in water or soil as a risk factor for pathogen transmission. Finally, only one study investigated Leptospira in horses. Since sentinel species can provide useful data on infectious diseases when epidemiologic al information is lacking, and horses could be considered excellent sentinel species to reveal circulating serovars, we propose developing a nationwide surveillance system using horses. This cost-effective epidemiological survey method provides a baseline for implementing specific prevention and control programs in Ecuador and neighboring developing countries.

Timely Access to Oncological Treatment in Brazil: Analysis of the 60-Law Compliance in a State Database

In oncology, time from diagnosis to treatment has already been shown to impact outcomes. In 2012, the Brazilian Government issued the 60-day Law, which stated that cancer treatment should start no longer than 60 days after histopathological diagnosis. However, there is scarce information on the effectiveness of the Law in improving timely access to treatment. We retrospectively evaluate the Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo (FOSP) database, which collects information on hospitals and oncology departments in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The primary endpoint was time from diagnosis to first treatment (TDT), and we investigated the influence of medical practice (public health care system - SUS, insurance, private) and year of diagnosis (before and after 2012) on TDT. A sensitivity analysis was performed to evaluate information bias. The database included 943,660 cancer patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2020. The median age was 62 years (range 0 - 113). The mean TDT was 65.95 days (SD 149.36), and the median time was 32 days (range 0 - 6891). Data was extremely skewed to the left, reflecting the fact that for 30.76% of patients (n = 290,262), the TDT was equal to 0 days. After excluding those patients, the mean TDT was 99.03 days (SD 173.85). Mean TDT was higher after the institution of the Law (63.1 versus 70.2 days, p < 0.001). On univariable analysis, there was a significant difference between mean times between medical practice (p < 0.001), and patients in the public health care system consistently showed longer intervals (82.1 days versus 58.3 and 39.3 for SUS, insurance, and private, respectively). This pattern remained in the sensitivity analysis. Overall, 59.9% of patients began treatment up to 60 days after diagnosis. However, 30.76% of these patients had TDT equal to zero. The proportion of patients with a TDT > 60 days was higher for SUS patients (39.52%). After the Law, the proportion of patients with a TDT > 60 days increased from 28.8% to 37.95%. The approved and instituted 60-day Law did not improve timely access to treatment. Patients in the Public Healthcare System have experienced longer TDT, which could reflect barriers to access to care. The significant proportion of patients with a TDT of 0 days suggests information bias, which means that the actual scenario might be worse. There is an urgent need for public policies to ensure compliance with the Law.

Real-world utilization and healthcare costs for multiple myeloma: A retrospective analysis of patients in Singapore.

Multiple myeloma, a hematological malignancy, imposes a significant financial burden on healthcare systems. Health technology assessments (HTA) and economic evaluations play vital roles in reimbursement decisions and cost containment. This study aimed to explore healthcare utilization patterns and costs among myeloma patients in Singapore through a retrospective analysis of 605 patients treated at two cancer centers. Data encompassing demographics, treatment utilization, and billing were extracted from electronic records, and a cost analysis was performed from the perspective of the Singapore healthcare system. The results revealed common usage of immunomodulatory agents (52%) and proteasome inhibitors (37%), with bortezomib being the most frequently used targeted treatment. Treatment costs increased with disease progression, displaying variations depending on the therapeutic agent used. Notably, hospitalization costs due to adverse events were substantial, with pneumonia as the leading cause. This study highlights the high cost of myeloma therapy in Singapore, posing a financial burden for households. Findings may inform economic evaluations, evidence generation, reimbursement, and subsidy decisions. Leveraging real-world data from electronic records provides valuable insights into local healthcare utilization patterns. Future studies may explore integrating billing databases with clinical repositories for a more comprehensive analysis, and consider limitations such as incomplete clinical information and potential selection bias.

Mediating effect of physical sub-health in the association of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption with depressive symptoms in Chinese college students: A structural equation model

BackgroundAlthough previous findings with small samples indicated that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption was associated with depressive symptoms in adolescents, the mediating effect of physical sub-health in the association is unknown. MethodsA survey was conducted among freshmen from 11 provinces in China. A food frequency questionnaire was used to collect dietary behavior, and patient health questionnaire-9 items was used to assess depressive symptoms. A generalized linear model was used to analyze the association between SSB consumption, physical sub-health and depressive symptoms. The structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of physical sub-health. ResultsOf the 31,856 participants, 36.5 % had positive depressive symptoms. After adjusting for variables, carbonate beverages (β = 0.11; 95%CI: 0.07–0.15; P = 0.000) and milk tea (β = 0.07; 95%CI: 0.01–0.13; P = 0.021) consumption was associated with depressive symptoms in boys. Carbonate beverages (β = 0.09; 95%CI: 0.05–0.13; P = 0.000), tea beverages (β = 0.09; 95%CI: 0.04–0.13; P = 0.000), and milk tea (β = 0.08; 95%CI: 0.04–0.11; P = 0.000) consumption was associated with depressive symptoms in girls. The mediating effect of physical sub-health accounted for 81.3 % of the total effect in the mediating model of SSB associated with depressive symptoms. LimitationsRetrospective survey has certain information bias. Association observed in the cross-sectional study is uncertain. ConclusionsThe present study suggests that the consumption of SSB associated with depressive symptoms in Chinese college students, and physical sub-health plays a complete mediating role in the association.

Constructing Residential Histories in a General Population-Based Representative Sample.

Research on neighborhoods and health typically measures neighborhood context at a single point in time. However, neighborhood exposures accumulate over the life course, influenced by both residential mobility and neighborhood change, with potential implications for estimating the impact of neighborhoods on health. Commercial databases offer fine-grained longitudinal residential address data that can enrich life-course spatial epidemiology research, and validated methods for reconstructing residential histories from these databases are needed. Our study draws on unique data from a geographically diverse, population-based representative sample of adult Wisconsin residents and the LexisNexis (New York, New York) Accurint, a commercial personal profile database, to develop a systematic and reliable methodology for constructing individual residential histories. Our analysis demonstrated that creating residential histories across diverse geographical contexts is feasible, and it highlights differences in the information obtained from available residential histories by age, education, race/ethnicity, and rural/urban/suburban residency. Researchers should consider potential address data availability and information biases favoring socioeconomically advantaged individuals and their implications for studying health inequalities. Despite these limitations, LexisNexis data can generate varied residential exposure metrics and be linked to contextual data to enrich research into the contextual determinants of health at varied geographic scales.

ChatGPT in Ukrainian Education: Problems and Prospects

This paper highlights the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and text-generating models such as ChatGPT (GPT-Generative Pretrained Transformer) on Ukrainian education. It has been found that the introduction of this tool is both beneficial and problematic. On the one hand, it saves time for the information search, facilitates the research process for both teachers and students through proposing ideas, and creates education-related content that emulates human writing. On the other hand, ChatGPT sometimes outputs biased or unverified information that causes misunderstanding among the participants in the educational process. Moreover, in the case of inappropriate application, this tool limits the creativity of the students and decreases their critical thinking skills. The research is based on a survey (Google Forms) distributed through Facebook groups and university networks all over Ukraine. 1035 educational and pedagogical practitioners and teachers took part in the study. The results obtained from the respondents indicate that there are opportunities for the successful implementation of ChatGPT in the educational process. A significant majority of 83.6% of the respondents confirmed that the impact of AI depends on its usage. The survey also highlights various areas for ChatGPT improvements, such as “understanding context,” “giving more accurate answers,” “improving visual capability,” etc. However, it is inevitable to understand that combining human intellectual capability and ChatGPT potential goes beyond the boundaries of human possibilities, speeds up the process of innovative idea generation, and enables the educational process to be more meaningful and effective.