Citizen conceptions of democracy and support for artificial intelligence in government and politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6258486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pascal D König (0000-0001-9466-4024, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Harvard University USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1280-1300 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1475-6765.12570 |
| OpenAlex | W4309396846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 69 |
How much do citizens support artificial intelligence (AI) in government and politics at different levels of decision‐making authority and to what extent is this AI support associated with citizens’ conceptions of democracy? Using original survey data from Germany, the analysis shows that people are overall sceptical toward using AI in the political realm. The findings suggest that how much citizens endorse democracy as liberal democracy as opposed to several of its disfigurations matters for AI support, but only in high‐level politics. While a stronger commitment to liberal democracy is linked to lower support for AI, the findings contradict the idea that a technocratic notion of democracy lies behind greater acceptance of political AI uses. Acceptance is higher only among those holding reductionist conceptions of democracy which embody the idea that whatever works to accommodate people's views and preferences is fine. Populists, in turn, appear to be against AI in political decision making
Democracy · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Liberal democracy · Political economy · Political efficacy · Political science · Politics · Realm · Reductionism · Representative democracy · Skepticism · Sociology · Technocracy · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 7,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |