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Publications (8)

cs.CL2026

Epistemic orientation in parliamentary discourse is associated with deliberative democracy

Segun Aroyehun, Stephan Lewandowsky, David Garcia

The pursuit of truth is central to democratic deliberation and governance, yet political discourse reflects varying epistemic orientations, ranging from evidence-based reasoning gr…

cs.CL2026

German parties shifted towards intuition-based rhetoric after the far right's parliamentary breakthrough

Peer Saleth, Segun T. Aroyehun, Fabio Carrella +3

The spread of misinformation is widely perceived as a threat to democratic deliberation, yet how political elites' rhetorical commitments to truth shift alongside the rise of popul…

cs.CY2023

From alternative conceptions of honesty to alternative facts in communications by U.S. politicians

Jana Lasser, Segun Taofeek Aroyehun, Fabio Carrella +3

The spread of online misinformation on social media is increasingly perceived as a problem for societal cohesion and democracy. The role of political leaders in this process has at…

cs.SI2026

Moving towards informative and actionable social media research

Joseph B. Bak-Coleman, Stephan Lewandowsky, Philipp Lorenz-Spreen +3

Social media is nearly ubiquitous in modern life, raising concerns about its societal impacts -- from mental health and polarization to violence and democratic disruption. Yet rese…

cs.HC2026

Boosting metacognition in entangled human-AI interaction to navigate cognitive-behavioral drift

Ezequiel Lopez-Lopez, Christoph M. Abels, Philipp Lorenz-Spreen +2

People navigate complex environments using cues, heuristics, and other strategies, which are often adaptive in stable settings. However, as AI increasingly permeates society's info…

cs.CY2026

Prioritization of Risks from Artificial Intelligence: A Delphi Study of 272 International Experts

Alexander K. Saeri, Jess Graham, Michael Noetel +185

Artificial intelligence poses many risks, ranging from familiar present-day harms to unprecedented and potentially catastrophic ones. Effective risk management requires prioritizat…