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Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just “for you” but also “about you” – a mirror reflecting important signals about the person you are.
All users of social media are exposed to these signals, but researchers understand that teens are at an especially malleable stage in the formation of personal identity. This raises important questions about the impact of these algorithms on how teens perceive themselves and see the world, and the subtle erosion of their privacy, which they accept in exchange for this view.
Inspired by these questions, my colleagues John Seberger and Afsaneh Razi and I asked: How are teens navigating this algorithmically generated milieu, and how do they recognize themselves in the mirror it presents? Click here to find out what we discovered.
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Teens say ‘for you’ algorithms get them right.
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Nora McDonald, George Mason University
Adolescents treat ‘for you’ algorithms as a social mirror and are willing to give up privacy to use it.
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The design and marketing of mental health chatbots may result in users’ misconceptions about their therapeutic value.
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Zoha Khawaja, Simon Fraser University; Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon, Simon Fraser University
AI-powered mental health chatbots have the advantage of being easily accessible. However, users may overestimate their therapeutic benefits and underestimate their limitations.
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Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University
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Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey
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Qing Wang, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Grigoris Argeros, Eastern Michigan University
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Hamdy A. Hassan, Zayed University
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Jonny Steinberg, Yale University
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Havovi Chichger, Anglia Ruskin University
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Eloise Stevens, The Conversation
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