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Visual Anthropomorphism Shifts Evaluations of Gendered AI Managers
Ruiqing Han, Hao Cui, Taha Yasseri
This research examines whether competence cues can reduce gender bias in evaluations of AI managers and whether these effects depend on how the AI is represented. Across two prereg…
How Similar Are Grokipedia and Wikipedia? A Multi-Dimensional Textual and Structural Comparison
Taha Yasseri, Saeedeh Mohammadi
The launch of Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk's xAI, was presented as a response to perceived ideological and structural biases in Wikipedia, aiming…
AI Feedback Enhances Community-Based Content Moderation through Engagement with Counterarguments
Saeedeh Mohammadi, Taha Yasseri
Today, social media platforms are significant sources of news and political communication, but their role in spreading misinformation has raised significant concerns. In response,…
Gender Bias in Perception of Human Managers Extends to AI Managers
Hao Cui, Taha Yasseri
As AI becomes more embedded in workplaces, it is shifting from a tool for efficiency to an active force in organizational decision-making. Whether due to anthropomorphism or intent…
Computational Sociology of Humans and Machines; Conflict and Collaboration
Taha Yasseri
This Chapter examines the dynamics of conflict and collaboration in human-machine systems, with a particular focus on large-scale, internet-based collaborative platforms. While the…
AI's assigned gender affects human-AI cooperation
Sepideh Bazazi, Jurgis Karpus, Taha Yasseri
Cooperation between humans and machines is increasingly vital as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into daily life. Research indicates that people are often less…
AI-enhanced Collective Intelligence
Hao Cui, Taha Yasseri
Current societal challenges exceed the capacity of humans operating either alone or collectively. As AI evolves, its role within human collectives will vary from an assistive tool…
Between News and History: Identifying Networked Topics of Collective Attention on Wikipedia
Patrick Gildersleve, Renaud Lambiotte, Taha Yasseri
The digital information landscape has introduced a new dimension to understanding how we collectively react to new information and preserve it at the societal level. This, together…
Collective Memory in the Digital Age
Taha Yasseri, Patrick Gildersleve, Lea David
The digital transformation of our societies and in particular information and communication technologies have revolutionized how we generate, communicate, and acquire information.…
The Kaleidoscope of Privacy: Differences across French, German, UK, and US GDPR Media Discourse
Mary Sanford, Taha Yasseri
Conceptions of privacy differ by culture. In the Internet age, digital tools continuously challenge the way users, technologists, and governments define, value, and protect privacy…
Selling sex: what determines rates and popularity? An analysis of 11,500 online profiles
Alicia Mergenthaler, Taha Yasseri
Sex work, or the exchange of sexual services for money or goods, is ubiquitous across eras and cultures. However, the practice of selling sex is often hidden due to stigma and the…
Fooling with facts: Quantifying anchoring bias through a large-scale online experiment
Taha Yasseri, Jannie Reher
Living in the 'Information Age' means that not only access to information has become easier but also that the distribution of information is more dynamic than ever. Through a large…
What, When and Where of petitions submitted to the UK Government during a time of chaos
Bertie Vidgen, Taha Yasseri
In times marked by political turbulence and uncertainty, as well as increasing divisiveness and hyperpartisanship, Governments need to use every tool at their disposal to understan…
Computational Courtship: Understanding the Evolution of Online Dating through Large-scale Data Analysis
Rachel Dinh, Patrick Gildersleve, Chris Blex +1
Have we become more tolerant of dating people of different social backgrounds compared to ten years ago? Has the rise of online dating exacerbated or alleviated gender inequalities…
Topic Modelling of Everyday Sexism Project Entries
Sophie Melville, Kathryn Eccles, Taha Yasseri
The Everyday Sexism Project documents everyday examples of sexism reported by volunteer contributors from all around the world. It collected 100,000 entries in 13+ languages within…
Understanding Communication Patterns in MOOCs: Combining Data Mining and qualitative methods
Rebecca Eynon, Isis Hjorth, Taha Yasseri +1
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offer unprecedented opportunities to learn at scale. Within a few years, the phenomenon of crowd-based learning has gained enormous popularity w…
Temporal Analysis of Activity Patterns of Editors in Collaborative Mapping Project of OpenStreetMap
Taha Yasseri, Giovanni Quattrone, Afra Mashhadi
In the recent years Wikis have become an attractive platform for social studies of the human behaviour. Containing millions records of edits across the globe, collaborative systems…
Petition Growth and Success Rates on the UK No. 10 Downing Street Website
Scott A. Hale, Helen Margetts, Taha Yasseri
Now that so much of collective action takes place online, web-generated data can further understanding of the mechanics of Internet-based mobilisation. This trace data offers socia…