8 papers
Toward Meaningful Transparency for AI Chatbots: Disclosing Persuasive Intent Reduces Persuasion
Adrian Rauchfleisch, Andreas Jungherr
The growing role of AI-generated content and AI-enabled systems in public communication has led regulators to demand clear disclosure of content provenance and AI involvement. But…
Beyond Killer Robots: General AI Attitudes and Public Support for Military AI in Nine Countries
Andreas Jungherr, Antonia Schlude, Adrian Rauchfleisch
AI-enabled military systems are a fixture of modern military conflict. Applications vary from autonomous drones for surveillance and attack to AI-supported target selection. The im…
The Hidden Costs of AI-Mediated Political Outreach: Persuasion and AI Penalties in the US and UK
Andreas Jungherr, Adrian Rauchfleisch
As AI-enabled systems become available for political campaign outreach, an important question has received little empirical attention: how do people evaluate the communicative prac…
Winning and losing with Artificial Intelligence: What public discourse about ChatGPT tells us about how societies make sense of technological change
Adrian Rauchfleisch, Joshua Philip Suarez, Nikka Marie Sales +1
Public product launches in Artificial Intelligence can serve as focusing events for collective attention, surfacing how societies react to technological change. Social media provid…
Artificial Intelligence in Election Campaigns: Perceptions, Penalties, and Implications
Andreas Jungherr, Adrian Rauchfleisch, Alexander Wuttke
As political parties around the world experiment with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in election campaigns, concerns about deception and manipulation are rising. This article examine…
Artificial Intelligence in Government: Why People Feel They Lose Control
Alexander Wuttke, Adrian Rauchfleisch, Andreas Jungherr
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public administration is expanding rapidly, moving from automating routine tasks to deploying generative and agentic systems that autonom…