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Shir Raviv

Postdoctoral Researcher

Data Science Institute

Columbia University

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I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Data Science Institute at Columbia University and a non-resident fellow at the Democratic Innovations Program at ISPS, Yale University.  I earned my PhD in Political Science from Tel Aviv University in February 2024.

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My research focuses on the politics of emerging technologies, particularly the implications of rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence and the challenges of governing this powerful technology. 

 

I study public attitudes toward the use of AI and data-driven algorithms in policy Implementation. I use experimental methods to study questions such as under what conditions citizens are willing to accept using algorithmic systems in shaping high-stakes decisions (e.g., on policing, welfare, education) and how their views change following exposure to information or by gaining personal experience interacting with the technology.

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My broad research interests include political behavior, survey design, and experimental methods. My work has been published or is forthcoming in the Journal of Politics and Political Science Research and Methods.

RESEARCH

Technology & Politics

When do Citizens Resist Using AI Algorithms in Public Policy? 

R&R at the Journal of Politics

[Manuscript[Pre-analysis Plan] 

The Politics of Using AI in Public Policy, Evidence From a Field Experiment
with Yotam Margalit

[Manuscript] [Pre-analysis Plan]

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How Media Coverage and Elite Communication Shape Public Opinion on AI Regulation

with Tamar Mitts

[Manuscript] [Pre-analysis Plan]​​

When Your Boss is an Algorithm: The Effect of Algorithmic Management on Worker Performance

with Yotam Margalit

[Manuscript] [Pre-analysis Plan]

Public Response to Government Use of AI-technology in Emergencies: Evidence from Covid-19 

[Manuscript] [Slides]

Publications

The Cultural Origins of Populism 

with Yotam Margalit and Omer Solodoch

The Journal of Politics (forthcoming)

[Manuscript] [Slides]

Does Support for Redistribution Mean What We Think it Means? 
with Yotam Margalit

Political Science Research and Methods (forthcoming)

[Manuscript] [Slides]

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