Simone Zhang
@sxz.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology at NYU. Classification, prediction, and AI in decision-making, social policy, and law.
www.simonezhang.com
www.simonezhang.com
Thanks so much for sharing!! The published version is also out now at doi.org/10.1177/0049...
Generative AI Meets Open-Ended Survey Responses: Research Participant Use of AI and Homogenization - Simone Zhang, Janet Xu, AJ Alvero, 2025
The growing popularity of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools presents new challenges for data quality in online surveys and experiments. This study e...
doi.org
August 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thanks so much for sharing!! The published version is also out now at doi.org/10.1177/0049...
Big thank you to many people who've provided feedback and supported this project!
May 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Big thank you to many people who've provided feedback and supported this project!
Paper (open access) available here: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
Predictive Algorithms and Perceptions of Fairness: Parent Attitudes Toward Algorithmic Resource Allocation in K-12 Education
Article: Predictive Algorithms and Perceptions of Fairness: Parent Attitudes Toward Algorithmic Resource Allocation in K-12 Education | Sociological Science | Posted May 16, 2025
sociologicalscience.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Paper (open access) available here: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
Using a nationally representative sample of U.S. parents, we find that most parents view algorithms as fairer than status quo methods like lotteries, counselor discretion, parent requests, and admin. rules.
But there's polarization: higher-SES, liberal parents are more supportive of algorithms.
But there's polarization: higher-SES, liberal parents are more supportive of algorithms.
May 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Using a nationally representative sample of U.S. parents, we find that most parents view algorithms as fairer than status quo methods like lotteries, counselor discretion, parent requests, and admin. rules.
But there's polarization: higher-SES, liberal parents are more supportive of algorithms.
But there's polarization: higher-SES, liberal parents are more supportive of algorithms.
Many thanks to our RAs, reviewers, and terrific special issue editors @thomasdavidson.bsky.social
and Danny Karell. Special thank you to the incredible community resource that is the Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) program @jeremyfreese.bsky.social @mocraig.bsky.social
and Danny Karell. Special thank you to the incredible community resource that is the Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) program @jeremyfreese.bsky.social @mocraig.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Many thanks to our RAs, reviewers, and terrific special issue editors @thomasdavidson.bsky.social
and Danny Karell. Special thank you to the incredible community resource that is the Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) program @jeremyfreese.bsky.social @mocraig.bsky.social
and Danny Karell. Special thank you to the incredible community resource that is the Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) program @jeremyfreese.bsky.social @mocraig.bsky.social
You can also check out this great write-up of our paper here: www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/ai-...
AI-Generated Survey Responses Could Make Research Less Accurate (And a Lot Less Interesting)
www.gsb.stanford.edu
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
You can also check out this great write-up of our paper here: www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/ai-...
This is an emerging challenge! My colleagues and I have a working paper on this issue: osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
December 21, 2024 at 5:16 PM
This is an emerging challenge! My colleagues and I have a working paper on this issue: osf.io/preprints/so...
Very cool! I laughed out loud when I reached that sentence on false positive hosts because I immediately heard "hey, Ryan Reynolds here"
November 15, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Very cool! I laughed out loud when I reached that sentence on false positive hosts because I immediately heard "hey, Ryan Reynolds here"
I'd also love to be added, thank you!
November 11, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I'd also love to be added, thank you!
It's COMPASlicated is such a great paper 🙂
October 4, 2023 at 5:49 PM
It's COMPASlicated is such a great paper 🙂