What do AI assistants tell users about tobacco harm reduction?

Published on August 20, 2026 12:01 AM GMTMore and more of the over one billion people who smoke or use tobacco and nicotine in other forms are using AI assistants to learn about disease risks and effective ways to reduce health problems. I collected a small sample of responses to understand how accurate and useful the advice is, find the most common types of incorrect or misleading claims, and help inform efforts to make accurate information more widely available. This was inspired by a post ear...