Kianté

kiante.bsky.social

30 March 2026 21:39

Nice to see more work converging on this. Check out our work on the prevalence of AI agents on commonly used survey platforms: bsky.app/profile/oleg...

Oleg Urminsky

olegurminsky.bsky.social

09 March 2026 12:39

Nope, not dead at all, it's actually the primary method for collecting custom survey data in social science. My personal opinion is that online data collection is an incredibly valuable resource that we need to invest in saving from obliteration by AI, your view may differ.

Oleg Urminsky

olegurminsky.bsky.social

09 March 2026 12:39

When you collect data online, are the results from humans or AI? In a project led by Booth PhD student Grace Zhang, we estimate the prevalence of AI agents on commonly used survey platforms: osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵

Brendan Nyhan

brendannyhan.bsky.social

09 March 2026 12:37

The sky is not falling; high-quality platforms (Prolific, Verasight, CR Connect) have low rates of apparent bots. osf.io/preprints/ps... But also not zero; vigilance is very much needed!