RT Journal Article
T1 Enter the matrix: Examining the psychosocial determinants of support for a technocracy of artificial intelligence
A1 Dono Martín, Marcos
A1 Moreno Bella, Eva
K1 Anomie
K1 Artificial intelligence
K1 Democracy
K1 Leadership
K1 Technocracy
AB Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands as the most transformative technology since the Industrial Revolution. As AI is integrated into different domains of life, it is likely to also permeate politics. In fact, some voices already advocate for AI to make political decisions. This paper emphasizes the necessity to delve into the psychosocial determinants shaping support for supporting a technocracy of AI (TecAI). The research aims to ascertain whether anomie, moderated by NCC and SDO, predicts support for TecAI across three studies involving Spanish participants (Ntotal = 754). The findings confirm anomie's predictive power on support of TecAI, albeit without establishing causality consistently, as anomie's condition failed to alter support for TecAI in experiments 2 and 3. However, an exploratory analysis showed a small effect of the subdimension of “breakdown of leadership” on support for TecAI in a directional test, informing future research. Moreover, NCC and SDO did not significantly moderate the anomie-support-for-TecAI link. Ideology also emerged as a consistent predictor, with conservatives consistently showing more support, a finding that ought to be re-examined and clarified. This study marks an initial empirical exploration into AI's political perceptions, hinting at the need for further investigation into this critical domain.
PB Wiley
YR 2024
FD 2024-10-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38108
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38108
LA eng
NO Dono, M., & Moreno Bella, E. (2024). Enter the matrix: Examining the psychosocial determinants of support for a technocracy of artificial intelligence. Political Psychology, 00, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.13048
NO This article has been funded via a Seedcorn Grant by the European Association of Social Psychology.
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026