6 papers
Beyond the Rabbit Hole: Mapping the Relational Harms of QAnon Radicalization
Bich Ngoc, Doan, Giuseppe Russo +2
The rise of conspiracy theories has created far-reaching societal harm in the public discourse by eroding trust and fueling polarization. Beyond this public impact lies a deeply pe…
Carrot, stick, or both? Price incentives for sustainable food choice in competitive environments
Francesco Salvi, Giuseppe Russo, Adam Barla +2
Meat consumption is a major driver of global greenhouse gas emissions. While pricing interventions have shown potential to reduce meat intake, previous studies have focused on high…
Valid Survey Simulations with Limited Human Data: The Roles of Prompting, Fine-Tuning, and Rectification
Stefan Krsteski, Giuseppe Russo, Serina Chang +2
Surveys provide valuable insights into public opinion and behavior, but their execution is costly and slow. Large language models (LLMs) have been proposed as a scalable, low-cost…
Does Content Moderation Lead Users Away from Fringe Movements? Evidence from a Recovery Community
Giuseppe Russo, Maciej Styczen, Manoel Horta Ribeiro +1
Online platforms have sanctioned individuals and communities associated with fringe movements linked to hate speech, violence, and terrorism, but can these sanctions contribute to…
Meat-Free Day Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions but Poses Challenges for Customer Retention and Adherence to Dietary Guidelines
Giuseppe Russo, Kristina GligoriÄ, Vincent Moreau +1
Reducing meat consumption is crucial for achieving global environmental and nutritional targets. Meat-Free Day (MFD) is a widely adopted strategy to address this challenge by encou…
Self-Recognition in Language Models
Tim R. Davidson, Viacheslav Surkov, Veniamin Veselovsky +3
A rapidly growing number of applications rely on a small set of closed-source language models (LMs). This dependency might introduce novel security risks if LMs develop self-recogn…