BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Panel Discussion: Is AI the end of online survey data? METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260416T150000 DTEND:20260416T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T150000 UID:panel-discussion-is-ai-the-end@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260920T110542 LOCATION:VU Main Building, 1105, HG-06A00, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Is AI the end of online survey data? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

With the introductio n of AI, low-barrier online data collection methods are experiencing an existential new threat to their integrity.

What if you could create plausible survey data with a few clicks?

What if b ots influence online surveys to push a certain narrative?

What if this is already happening?

Join us for this panel discussion on the impact of AI on the research integrity of online surveys. We'll be discussing how the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (both by bots and huma n participants) to complete surveys is compromising the integrity of research data. We will analyze whether the trend to simply collect more data still leads to better research outcomes when data a uthenticity is at risk or if a pivot into a new way of research is re quired.

The panel consists of:

Networking drinks are available after the panel session.

In case you are interested in diving in deeper b efore the panel discussion, here are some relevant readings:

Sean J. Westwood, 2025, “The potential existential threat of large langu age models to online survey research” (PNAS, also see this Bluesky thread)
Claire Zulkey, 2024, “AI-generated survey responses could make research less accurate – and a lot less interesting” (Stanford Report)

DESCRIPTION: With the introduction of AI, low-barrier online data coll ection methods are experiencing an existential new threat to their in tegrity. What if you could create plausible survey data with a few cl icks?What if bots influence online surveys to push a certain narrativ e?What if this is already happening?Join us for this panel discussion on the impact of AI on the research integrity of online surveys. We'll be discussing how the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (both by bots and huma n participants) to complete surveys is compromising the integrity of research data. We will analyze whether the trend to simply collect more data still leads to better research outcomes when data a uthenticity is at risk or if a pivot into a new way of research is re quired.The panel consists of:

dr. Phil ipp Masur (FSH)

prof. Reinout de Vries (FBMS)
dr. Anna Bon (BETA)
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Networking drinks are available after the panel session. In case you are interested in diving in deeper before the panel discu ssion, here are some relevant readings:

Sean J. Westwood, 20 25, “The potential existential threat of large language models to online surv ey research” (PNAS, also see this Bluesky thread)
Claire Zulkey, 2024, “AI-generated survey res ponses could make research less accurate – and a lot less interesti ng” (Stanford Report)

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