Public Reactions to the Use of AI in Elections

• In Event: Elections Under Stress

Brief Overview

The paper examines attitudes towards the use of AI in US elections. An experiment analyzes how citizens respond to the misuse of AI by varying the party of the perpetrator and whether the misdeed helps a candidate or harms the opposition.

Authors

• Ryan L. Claassen, Kent State University at Kent

• Michael Ensley, Kent State University at Kent

• Patrick R. Miller, Kent State University