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:2026/panel-discussion-is-ai-th@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260413T131837 LOCATION:HG-06A00 VU Main Building De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Is AI the end of online survey data? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

With the introduction o f AI, low-barrier online data collection methods are experiencing an existential new threat to their integrity.

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

What if bots inf luence 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 in creasing use of Artificial Intelligence (both by bots and human parti cipants) to complete surveys is compromising the integrity of researc h data. We will analyze whether the trend to simply collect more data still leads to better research outcomes when data authenti city is at risk or if a pivot into a new way of research is required.

The panel consists of:

dr. Philipp Masur (FSH)
< strong>prof. Reinout de Vries (FBMS)

dr. Anna Bon (BETA)

Networking drinks are available after the panel s ession.

In case you are interested in diving in deeper before t he panel discussion, here are some relevant readings:

Se an J. Westwood, 2025, “The potential existential threat of large language mod els to online survey research” (PNAS, also see this Bluesky thread)
Claire Zulkey, 2024, “AI-ge nerated survey responses could make research less accurate – and a lot less interesting” (Stanford Report)

DESCRIPTION: What if you could create plausible survey data with a few clicks? What if bots influence online surveys to push a certain narr ative? What if this is already happening? Join us for this panel disc ussion on the impact of AI on the research integrity of< /strong> online surveys. We'll be discussi ng how the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (both by bots an d human participants) to complete surveys is compromising the integri ty of research data. We will analyze whether the trend to s imply collect more data still leads to better research outcomes when data authenticity is at risk or if a pivot into a new way of research is required. The panel consists of:

dr. Philipp Masur (FSH)

prof. Reinout de Vries (FBMS)

dr. Anna Bon (BETA )

Networking drinks are available after the panel session. In case you are interested in diving in deeper before the p anel discussion, here are some relevant readings:

Sean J. W estwood, 2025, “The potential existential threat of large language 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 les s interesting” (Stanford Report)
With the introductio n of AI, low-barrier online data collection methods are experiencing an existential new threat to their integrity. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR