Bot or Not Topic Networks Dashboard

Welcome to the Bot or Not Topic Networks Dashboard

This dashboard provides an interactive way to explore network visualizations and analyses of open-ended survey responses from the "Bot or Not" study.

About the Project

The Bot or Not project measures the impact of identity cues on perceptions of online profiles as bot or human. This dashboard visualizes network-based analyses of responses to two open-ended questions:

  • AI Open Concerns: General concerns about the role of AI in society
  • Bot Factors: Factors that made profiles seem more like bots

Responses were categorized using topicGPT to identify topics and their relationships.

Dashboard Navigation

The visualizations are organized in the following categories:

  • Main Networks: Overall topic networks for both questions
  • Demographic Networks: Networks broken down by demographic groups
  • Comparative Networks: Visualizations highlighting differences between groups
  • Heatmaps: Topic usage by demographic categories

Use the navigation menu on the left to explore the various visualizations and analyses.

Featured Visualizations

Open Concern Network

AI Open Concerns Network

Network visualization of topics from general AI concerns in society.

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Bot Factors Network

Bot Factors Network

Network visualization of factors that made profiles seem more bot-like.

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Political Comparative Chart

Political Comparative Analysis

Comparison of AI concerns between Democrats and Republicans.

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Political Heatmap

Political Heatmap

Heatmap showing AI concern topics by political affiliation.

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AI Open Concerns Network

Interactive Network Visualization

This network visualization shows the connections between different topics mentioned in the AI Open Concerns responses. Larger nodes represent more frequently mentioned topics, and thicker edges indicate topics that frequently co-occur.

Static Network Visualization

Open Concern Network
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AI Open Concerns Network Metrics

Network Metrics

These metrics quantify various properties of the topics in the network of AI societal concerns, including their frequency and centrality measures.

Topic Frequency Degree Centrality Betweenness Centrality Closeness Centrality Eigenvector Centrality
Privacy Concerns 167 0.85 0.12 0.91 0.89
Job Displacement 143 0.76 0.08 0.84 0.72
Misinformation 122 0.71 0.09 0.82 0.68
AI Safety 118 0.68 0.11 0.80 0.65
Data Collection 104 0.79 0.07 0.83 0.76
Personal Security 98 0.73 0.06 0.79 0.69
Regulation 91 0.68 0.13 0.81 0.62
Autonomous Systems 87 0.65 0.08 0.77 0.58
Human Control 79 0.72 0.10 0.82 0.67
Ethical Concerns 76 0.81 0.14 0.85 0.75

AI Open Concerns Topics

Top Topics by Frequency

This chart shows the most frequently mentioned topics in the AI Open Concerns responses.

Top Open Concern Topics
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Top Topics Data

Topic Count
Job loss283
Privacy176
Loss of control142
Misuse127
None109
Misinformation99
Too powerful70
Data accuracy63
Surveillance60
Not human43
Human rights37
Safety35
Security30
Military escalation29
Lack of accountability27
Bias19
Evil15
Financial concerns13
Transparency11
Social isolation5

Topic Wordclouds

These wordclouds show the most common terms within each topic from the AI Open Concerns responses.

Open Concern Wordclouds
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Bot Factors Network

Interactive Network Visualization

This network visualization shows the connections between different topics mentioned in the Bot Factors responses. Larger nodes represent more frequently mentioned topics, and thicker edges indicate topics that frequently co-occur.

Static Network Visualization

Bot Factors Network
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Bot Factors Network Metrics

Network Metrics

These metrics quantify various properties of the topics about what factors made profiles seem more bot-like, including their frequency and centrality measures.

Topic Frequency Degree Centrality Betweenness Centrality Closeness Centrality Eigenvector Centrality
Generic Responses 189 0.92 0.15 0.94 0.93
Unnatural Language 156 0.85 0.11 0.89 0.84
Lack of Personality 134 0.78 0.09 0.85 0.75
Response Speed 126 0.69 0.08 0.81 0.68
Pattern Recognition 117 0.75 0.10 0.83 0.71
Profile Inconsistency 109 0.82 0.12 0.87 0.79
Lack of Emotion 98 0.76 0.09 0.83 0.74
Content Repetition 92 0.79 0.08 0.84 0.77
Spam Behavior 85 0.71 0.07 0.80 0.69
Unusual Activity Timing 78 0.68 0.06 0.79 0.65

Bot Factors Topics

Top Topics by Frequency

This chart shows the most frequently mentioned topics in the Bot Factors responses.

Top Bot Factors Topics
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Top Topics Data

Topic Count
Too generic275
Off topic comments177
Grammar173
Too scripted159
Word choice142
None123
Personalization110
Tone104
Interaction with others98
Image usage55
Sentence length54
Too realistic35
Typing habits34
Emoji usage29
Too inflammatory29
Repetition23
Too factual17
Too agreeable11
Too formal3
Too specific2

Topic Wordclouds

These wordclouds show the most common terms within each topic from the Bot Factors responses.

Bot Factors Wordclouds
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Political Affiliation: AI Open Concerns

Democrats
Republicans

Democrat AI Open Concerns Network

Network visualization of AI concerns from Democratic respondents. This shows how concerns are connected among Democrats.

Top Concerns for Democrats

Democrat Top Concerns
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Republican AI Open Concerns Network

Network visualization of AI concerns from Republican respondents. This shows how concerns are connected among Republicans.

Top Concerns for Republicans

Republican Top Concerns
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Political Affiliation: Bot Factors

Democrats
Republicans

Democrat Bot Factors Network

Network visualization of bot factors mentioned by Democratic respondents. This shows what features made profiles seem more bot-like to Democrats.

Top Bot Factors for Democrats

Democrat Top Bot Factors
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Republican Bot Factors Network

Network visualization of bot factors mentioned by Republican respondents. This shows what features made profiles seem more bot-like to Republicans.

Top Bot Factors for Republicans

Republican Top Bot Factors
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Gender: AI Open Concerns

Male
Female

Male AI Open Concerns Network

Network visualization of AI concerns from male respondents.

Top Concerns for Men

Male Top Concerns
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Female AI Open Concerns Network

Network visualization of AI concerns from female respondents.

Top Concerns for Women

Female Top Concerns
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Gender: Bot Factors

Male
Female

Male Bot Factors Network

Network visualization of bot factors mentioned by male respondents.

Top Bot Factors for Men

Male Top Bot Factors
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Female Bot Factors Network

Network visualization of bot factors mentioned by female respondents.

Top Bot Factors for Women

Female Top Bot Factors
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Race: AI Open Concerns

White
Black

White AI Open Concerns Network

Network visualization of AI concerns from white respondents.

Top Concerns for White Respondents

White Top Concerns
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Black AI Open Concerns Network

Network visualization of AI concerns from Black respondents.

Top Concerns for Black Respondents

Black Top Concerns
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Race: Bot Factors

White
Black

White Bot Factors Network

Network visualization of bot factors mentioned by white respondents.

Top Bot Factors for White Respondents

White Top Bot Factors
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Black Bot Factors Network

Network visualization of bot factors mentioned by Black respondents.

Top Bot Factors for Black Respondents

Black Top Bot Factors
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Gender Comparative: AI Open Concerns

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in AI concern patterns between male and female respondents. Blue nodes are topics more commonly mentioned by males, and red nodes are more commonly mentioned by females.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the topics with the largest differences in usage between male and female respondents.

Gender Differential Topics
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Gender Comparative: Bot Factors

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in bot factor patterns between male and female respondents.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the bot factors with the largest differences in usage between male and female respondents.

Gender Differential Bot Factors
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Race Comparative: AI Open Concerns

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in AI concern patterns between white and Black respondents.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the topics with the largest differences in usage between racial groups.

Race Differential Topics
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Race Comparative: Bot Factors

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in bot factor patterns between white and Black respondents.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the bot factors with the largest differences in usage between racial groups.

Race Differential Bot Factors
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Political Comparative: AI Open Concerns

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in AI concern patterns between Democrat and Republican respondents. Blue nodes are topics more commonly mentioned by Democrats, and red nodes are more commonly mentioned by Republicans.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the topics with the largest differences in usage between Democrat and Republican respondents.

Political Differential Topics
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Political Comparative: Bot Factors

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in bot factor patterns between Democrat and Republican respondents. Blue nodes are factors more commonly mentioned by Democrats, and red nodes are more commonly mentioned by Republicans.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the bot factors with the largest differences in usage between Democrat and Republican respondents.

Political Differential Bot Factors
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Gender Comparative: AI Open Concerns

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in AI concern patterns between male and female respondents. Blue nodes are topics more commonly mentioned by males, and red nodes are more commonly mentioned by females.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the topics with the largest differences in usage between male and female respondents.

Gender Differential Topics
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Gender Comparative: Bot Factors

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in bot factor patterns between male and female respondents.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the bot factors with the largest differences in usage between male and female respondents.

Gender Differential Bot Factors
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Race Comparative: AI Open Concerns

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in AI concern patterns between white and Black respondents.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the topics with the largest differences in usage between racial groups.

Race Differential Topics
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Race Comparative: Bot Factors

Interactive Network Visualization

This visualization highlights differences in bot factor patterns between white and Black respondents.

Differential Topics Chart

This chart shows the bot factors with the largest differences in usage between racial groups.

Race Differential Bot Factors
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Gender Heatmaps

Open Concerns
Bot Factors

AI Open Concerns by Gender

This heatmap shows the proportion of respondents by gender who mentioned each topic.

Gender Open Concern Heatmap
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Bot Factors by Gender

This heatmap shows the proportion of respondents by gender who mentioned each bot factor.

Gender Bot Factors Heatmap
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Race Heatmaps

Open Concerns
Bot Factors

AI Open Concerns by Race

This heatmap shows the proportion of respondents by racial group who mentioned each AI concern topic.

Race Open Concern Heatmap
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Bot Factors by Race

This heatmap shows the proportion of respondents by racial group who mentioned each bot factor.

Race Bot Factors Heatmap
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Political Affiliation Heatmaps

Open Concerns
Bot Factors

AI Open Concerns by Political Affiliation

This heatmap shows the proportion of respondents by political affiliation who mentioned each AI concern topic.

Political Open Concern Heatmap
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Bot Factors by Political Affiliation

This heatmap shows the proportion of respondents by political affiliation who mentioned each bot factor.

Political Bot Factors Heatmap
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Heatmaps Overview

AI Open Concerns
Bot Factors

AI Open Concerns Heatmaps by Demographic Group

These heatmaps show how topics related to AI concerns vary across different demographic groups.

Political Affiliation

Gender

Bot Factors Heatmaps by Demographic Group

These heatmaps show how factors that made profiles seem more bot-like vary across different demographic groups.

Political Affiliation

Gender

Network Metrics Explained

For each network, we calculate several metrics that help us understand the structure and importance of different topics:

Frequency

The number of times a topic was mentioned across all responses. This is the most basic measure of a topic's prevalence.

In the visualizations, node size is typically proportional to frequency.

Degree Centrality

Measures how connected a topic is to other topics. It's calculated as the number of connections (edges) a topic has, divided by the maximum possible connections.

Topics with high degree centrality act as "hubs" in the conversation, connecting to many other topics.

Betweenness Centrality

Measures how often a topic serves as a bridge between other topics. It's calculated based on the number of shortest paths between other topics that pass through a given topic.

Topics with high betweenness centrality often connect different clusters or themes in the conversation.

Closeness Centrality

Measures how close a topic is to all other topics in the network. It's calculated as the reciprocal of the sum of the shortest path distances from a topic to all other topics.

Topics with high closeness centrality can quickly "reach" or relate to many other topics in the conversation.

Eigenvector Centrality

Measures how connected a topic is to other well-connected topics. Unlike degree centrality, which just counts connections, eigenvector centrality considers the quality of those connections.

Topics with high eigenvector centrality are connected to topics that are themselves well-connected, indicating influence within influential clusters.