Back to all cards

Data Center

Polarization
Polarization

AI-fueled online environments push people into ideological bubbles, amplifying extreme views and making dialogue between opposing groups more difficult, deepening divisions in society.

Bibliography
  • Huszár, F., Ktena, S. I., O’Brien, C., Belli, L., Schlaikjer, A., & Hardt, M. (2022). Algorithmic amplification of politics on Twitter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(1), e2025334119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2025334119
  • Sîrbu, A., Pedreschi, D., Giannotti, F., & Kertész, J. (2019). Algorithmic bias amplifies opinion fragmentation and polarization : A bounded confidence model. PLOS ONE, 14(3), e0213246. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213246
  • Kubin, E., & Von Sikorski, C. (2021). The role of (social) media in political polarization: a systematic review. Annals of the International Communication Association, 45(3), 188-206.

Surveillance