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View article: Artificial Intelligence in deliberation: The AI penalty and the emergence of a new deliberative divide
Artificial Intelligence in deliberation: The AI penalty and the emergence of a new deliberative divide Open
Digital deliberation has expanded democratic participation, yet challenges remain. This includes processing information at scale, moderating discussions, fact-checking, or attracting people to participate. Recent advances in artificial int…
View article: Winning and losing with Artificial Intelligence: What public discourse about ChatGPT tells us about how societies make sense of technological change
Winning and losing with Artificial Intelligence: What public discourse about ChatGPT tells us about how societies make sense of technological change Open
Public product launches in Artificial Intelligence can serve as focusing events for collective attention, surfacing how societies react to technological change. Social media provide a window into the sensemaking around these events, surfac…
View article: Political Disinformation: “Fake News”, Bots, and Deep Fakes
Political Disinformation: “Fake News”, Bots, and Deep Fakes Open
Political disinformation has become a central concern in both public discourse and scholarly inquiry, particularly following the electoral successes of right-wing populist movements in Western democracies since 2016. These events have been…
View article: Artificial Intelligence in Government: Why People Feel They Lose Control
Artificial Intelligence in Government: Why People Feel They Lose Control Open
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public administration is expanding rapidly, moving from automating routine tasks to deploying generative and agentic systems that autonomously act on goals. While AI promises greater efficiency an…
View article: What do people expect from Artificial Intelligence? Public opinion on alignment in AI moderation from Germany and the United States
What do people expect from Artificial Intelligence? Public opinion on alignment in AI moderation from Germany and the United States Open
Recent advances in generative Artificial Intelligence have raised public awareness, shaping expectations and concerns about their societal implications. Central to these debates is the question of AI alignment -- how well AI systems meet p…
View article: Digital Trace Data
Digital Trace Data Open
Digital trace data are an important resource for the study of social life and human behavior. Digital trace data document users’ interactions with digital information systems. This includes interactions on social media services – like Face…
View article: Artificial Intelligence in Election Campaigns: Perceptions, Penalties, and Implications
Artificial Intelligence in Election Campaigns: Perceptions, Penalties, and Implications Open
As political parties around the world experiment with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in election campaigns, concerns about deception and manipulation are rising. This article examines how the public reacts to different uses of AI in election…
View article: Blame and obligation: The importance of libertarianism and political orientation in the public assessment of disinformation in the United States
Blame and obligation: The importance of libertarianism and political orientation in the public assessment of disinformation in the United States Open
Disinformation concerns have heightened the importance of regulating content and speech in digital communication environments. Perceived risks have led to widespread public support for stricter control measures, even at the expense of indi…
View article: Negative Downstream Effects of Alarmist Disinformation Discourse: Evidence from the United States
Negative Downstream Effects of Alarmist Disinformation Discourse: Evidence from the United States Open
The threat of disinformation features strongly in public discourse, but scientific findings remain conflicted about disinformation effects and reach. Accordingly, indiscriminate warnings about disinformation risk overestimating its effects…
View article: Artificial Intelligence and Democracy: A Conceptual Framework
Artificial Intelligence and Democracy: A Conceptual Framework Open
The success and widespread deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) have raised awareness of the technology’s economic, social, and political consequences. Each new step in the development and application of AI is accompanied by speculat…
View article: Artificial intelligence and the public arena
Artificial intelligence and the public arena Open
The public arena relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to ever greater degrees. Media structures hosting the public arena—such as Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube—increasingly rely on AI-enabled applications to shape information env…
View article: Digital campaigning: how digital media change the work of parties and campaign organizations and impact elections
Digital campaigning: how digital media change the work of parties and campaign organizations and impact elections Open
Digital media have become important elements of political parties and campaign organizations all over the world. Examples from U.S. presidential campaigns dominate the public imagination of digital campaigning. At the same time, it is impo…
View article: Using ChatGPT and Other Large Language Model (LLM) Applications for Academic Paper Assignments
Using ChatGPT and Other Large Language Model (LLM) Applications for Academic Paper Assignments Open
Large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Microsoft Copilot, present challenges in university education, particularly for paper assignments. These AI-driven tools enable students to (semi)automatically complete tasks …
View article: Digital campaigning: How digital media change the work of parties and campaign organizations and impact elections
Digital campaigning: How digital media change the work of parties and campaign organizations and impact elections Open
Digital media have become important elements of political parties and campaign organizations all over the world. Examples from U.S. presidential campaigns dominate the public imagination of digital campaigning. At the same time, it is impo…
View article: Social Media and Electoral Prediction: Ten Years After
Social Media and Electoral Prediction: Ten Years After Open
Electoral prediction and social media met in 2010. The reasoning was straightforward: people use social media to express their opinions and, therefore, it should be possible to use that information to capture the mood of the public and eve…
View article: Negative downstream effects of disinformation discourse: Evidence from the US
Negative downstream effects of disinformation discourse: Evidence from the US Open
Threats of disinformation feature strongly in public discourse. Digital communication environments are characterized as being especially vulnerable to intentional disinformation or accidental misinformation. Although selected scientific fi…
View article: The Extended Reach of Game Engine Companies: How Companies Like Epic Games and Unity Technologies Provide Platforms for Extended Reality Applications and the Metaverse
The Extended Reach of Game Engine Companies: How Companies Like Epic Games and Unity Technologies Provide Platforms for Extended Reality Applications and the Metaverse Open
Game engines have come to feature in areas well beyond gaming—such as architecture, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, public planning, and film and television production. Accordingly, companies developing, providing, and maintaining …
View article: A Source Like Any Other? Field and Survey Experiment Evidence on How Interest Groups Shape Public Opinion
A Source Like Any Other? Field and Survey Experiment Evidence on How Interest Groups Shape Public Opinion Open
Interest groups increasingly communicate with the public, yet we know little about how effective they are in shaping opinions. Since interest groups differ from other public communicators, we propose a theory of interest group persuasion. …
View article: Populist Supporters on Reddit: A Comparison of Content and Behavioral Patterns Within Publics of Supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Populist Supporters on Reddit: A Comparison of Content and Behavioral Patterns Within Publics of Supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Open
The international rise of populism has been attributed, in part, to digital media. These media allow the backers of populists to share and distribute information independent of traditional media organizations or elites and offer communicat…
View article: Disinformation and the Structural Transformations of the Public Arena: Addressing the Actual Challenges to Democracy
Disinformation and the Structural Transformations of the Public Arena: Addressing the Actual Challenges to Democracy Open
Current debate is dominated by fears of the threats of digital technology for democracy. One typical example is the perceived threats of malicious actors promoting disinformation through digital channels to sow confusion and exacerbate pol…
View article: Computational Social Science and the Study of Political Communication
Computational Social Science and the Study of Political Communication Open
The challenge of disentangling political communication processes and their effects has grown with the complexity of the new political information environment. But so have scientists' toolsets and capacities to better study and understand t…
View article: The Role of Flag Emoji in Online Political Communication
The Role of Flag Emoji in Online Political Communication Open
Flags are important national symbols that have transcended into the digital world with inclusion in the Unicode character set. Despite their significance, there is little information about their role in online communication. This article e…
View article: Political Discussions in Homogeneous and Cross-Cutting Communication Spaces
Political Discussions in Homogeneous and Cross-Cutting Communication Spaces Open
Online platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, provide users with a rich set of features for sharing and consuming political information, expressing political opinions, and exchanging potentially contrary political views. In such…
View article: Political Discussions in Homogeneous and Cross-Cutting Communication Spaces
Political Discussions in Homogeneous and Cross-Cutting Communication Spaces Open
Online platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, provide users with a rich set of features for sharing and consuming political information, expressing political opinions, and exchanging potentially contrary political views. In such…
View article: Discursive Power in Contemporary Media Systems: A Comparative Framework
Discursive Power in Contemporary Media Systems: A Comparative Framework Open
Contemporary media systems are in transition. The constellation of organizations, groups, and individuals contributing information to national and international news flows has changed as a result of the digital transformation. The “hybrid …
View article: Digital Media and the Surge of Political Outsiders: Explaining the Success of Political Challengers in the United States, Germany, and China
Digital Media and the Surge of Political Outsiders: Explaining the Success of Political Challengers in the United States, Germany, and China Open
There has been a recent surge of political actors and groups challenging the legitimacy of established political institutions and mass media. We argue that this wave is no accident; rather, it is driven by digital media. Digital media allo…
View article: Characterizing Political Talk on Twitter: A Comparison Between Public Agenda, Media Agendas, and the Twitter Agenda with Regard to Topics and Dynamics
Characterizing Political Talk on Twitter: A Comparison Between Public Agenda, Media Agendas, and the Twitter Agenda with Regard to Topics and Dynamics Open
Social media platforms, especially Twitter, have become a ubiquitous element in political campaigns. Although politicians, journalists, and the public increasingly take to the service, we know little about the determinants and dynamics of …