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Public perceptions of ChatGPT-generated text: Acceptable for news articles but detrimental for school essays

Abstract: With the recent introduction of the ChatGPT language model for text generation, the future of human writing is undefined. To better understand what the general public thinks about AI agents substituting human writing, we conducted a representative survey of the US population (N = 1,005) in January 2023 that looked into the public’s perceptions […]

Interview with Dr. Chris Chao Su

BY HAITING HU Dr. Chris Chao Su has recently joined COM as Assistant Professor in the Division of Emerging Media Studies. Dr. Su uses computational methods to explore how audiences take shape in Internet and mobile media environments. Currently, his research centers on audience consumption of digital media on a global scale. This week, we […]