Conspiracies, Linguistics, Willingness to Engage in Violent Extremism, and How AI Can Help Prevent It

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The current panel, hosted by the National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) Center of Excellence for the Department of Homeland Security, addresses challenges posed by conspiracy beliefs and linguistics, and the relationship between these and willingness to engage in violent extremism as well as opportunities to prevent it. Topics will range from longitudinal surveys on conspiracy beliefs and willingness to engage in violent extremism over time, the relationship between language use and conspiracy beliefs, and how an AI-informed chatbot’s linguistic can improve suspicious activity reporting from the public.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 20. State Crime, Political Crime, and Terrorism

Individual Presentations

• Examining the Relationship between Conspiracy Beliefs and Willingness to Engage in Violent Extremism over Time - Bettina Rottweiler, University College of London; Paul Gill, University College of London

• Assessing the relationship between language use and conspiracy beliefs - Isabelle van der Vegt, Utrecht University; Bettina Rottweiler, University College of London; Paul Gill, University College of London

• Chatbot Linguistics: Using Artificial Intelligence in Suspicious Activity Reporting - Callie Vitro, University of Nebraska Omaha; Erin M. Kearns, University of Nebraska Omaha / NCITE; Joel Elson, University of Nebraska Omaha / NCITE

Chair

• Paul Gill, University College of London

Discussant

• Karyn Sporer, University of Maine

Organized by a Division or external group?

National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) and the Division on Terrorism & Bias Crimes