Research Symposium

BIO

Gavin Paul Miles is a first-year undergraduate at Florida State University studying Political Science and Economics, with future aspirations to work in higher education. He is deeply involved in academic research and is currently co-authoring a paper on algorithmic political bias in artificial intelligence, among several other projects. Prior to his research work, Gavin was active in competitive debate, earning medals at FCDI and Incubate tournaments across Florida. He can be reached at gavinpmilesbusiness@gmail.com for inquiries.

AI-Generated Memes and Political Bias

Abstract

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent, AI-based media-generation services have rapidly developed and expanded. These tools are now also used to create memes, leading to the emergence of AI meme generators.
AI meme generators may reproduce political bias, especially when trained on biased data, but they have not been explored extensively. In this regard, we seek to discern whether, and to what extent, AI meme generators demonstrate political bias. grounded in theoretical frameworks of media bias and internet memes.
Our research questions are:
To what extent is political bias observable in AI-generated memes, and how does it manifest across (a) format-level features and (b) stance-related features?
How does political bias vary across topics between or within AI meme generators?

Keywords: AI, Memes, Political Bias