tl;dr: I'm looking for studies that used an interview with AI as a research method. Preferably in social sciences, and even better if it is a study that discusses representation or framing theory in the media.
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The framing theory claims the media doesn't just reflect the world to the audience but constructs a subjective perception of reality - especially when it comes to parts of society the audience does not know in real life. With all the skepticism towards its writing, AI decides today what information to expose us to and how. That is, it has the power to frame our knowledge - which will only increase in the future.
As a communication student interested in representation in the media, it would be interesting to explore the topic. I want to conduct semi-structured interviews with an AI about the representation of mental illness in the series "The Boys".
The mental health field is full of synonyms, subgroups, and definitions. So I thought it would be interesting to ask about the different concepts in several conversations and see the differences in the responses. For example, in one conversation, ask, "Does the series 'The Boys' include representation of people who struggle with mental illness?" and ask, "How are people who struggle with mental illness represented in the series 'The Boys'?". In a second conversation, ask the same two questions, but instead of mentally challenged people - I'll ask about a specific mental disorder/a derogatory term for people who struggle with mental illness.
Despite my curiosity, I am still only an undergraduate student with little experience in research. Inventing a research methodology in AI research may be beyond my capabilities. And I probably shouldn't - because someone must have thought of it before me. It's just that I can't find them or their research(s), although I would love to base my research on them. Has anyone heard of such a study already being carried out? And if not, what is the most suitable AI platform for such research, in your opinion? I would love to hear your ideas, thoughts, or explanations.
Can you say more about how you would use AI to conduct your interviews? I have seen quite a few articles about using AI to assist in the analysis of qualitative data, but nothing on how it would work in collecting qualitative data.
David L Morgan I thought about feeding it almost identical prompts in different conversations with minor changes.
For example:
interview 1
1. is there a representation of mental illness in the tv show "the boys"?
2. Tell me more about the representation of mental illness in the tv show "the boys"
3. give me examples from the show of the representation of mental illness in the tv show "the boys"
4+5. (questions based on the answers given by the chat)
interview 2
1. is there a representation of people with mental illness in the tv show "the boys"?
2. Tell me more about the representation of people with mental illness in the tv show "the boys"
3. give me examples from the show of the representation of people with mental illness in the tv show "the boys"
4+5. (questions based on the answers given by the chat)
And then analyze and discuss its answers.
So instead of interviewing participants, you would interview an AI program such as Chat-GPT?
David L Morgan Yes! That is exactly what I want to do! Unfortunately, I can't find an existing method for this type of idea...
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