AI in Political Science and Social Psychology - Predicting Public Opinion with Language Models

Explore groundbreaking research on AI language models' capability to predict public opinion and analyze media effects on society through a 21-minute lecture that delves into findings from Harvard University and MIT. Learn how BERT systems and transformer architectures are being utilized to measure societal impacts of media, particularly focusing on misinformation, fake news, and echo chambers during election periods. Examine the fascinating intersection of artificial intelligence with political science and social psychology, specifically investigating how AI models can mirror human beliefs and potentially forecast public opinion trends a week in advance. Drawing from academic research published in "Language models trained on media diets can predict public opinion" by Chu, Andreas, Ansolabehere, and Roy, gain insights into how modern technology is revolutionizing our understanding of public opinion formation and social movements.