AI and social science research
Hosted by The Methods Centre
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What to look forward to
This workshop will examine how AI is reshaping and challenging social science research, spanning both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Attendees will explore the implications for research practice across these approaches.
Inside the event
As AI has become embedded in economic, social and political practices, scholars have called for a closer relationship between social science and AI. This entails not only advancing a social science of AI by developing approaches and methods to analyse technological assumptions, imaginaries and impact on society, but also investigating AI for social science research or social science with AI. This workshop explores existing disciplinary and interdisciplinary responses that have taken up the challenge of developing social science with AI – working reflexively with AI methods on social science questions as well as bringing social science methods to AI.
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**AI and social science research**
**Workshop co-organised by the Methods Centre and the Department of Political Economy**
**Programme**
10.30-11.00 Arrival/coffee/tea
10.55-11.00 Introduction to the workshop
Claudia Aradau (King's College London) and Steven Klein (King's College London)
11.00-12.15 AI and social science research: practices across disciplines (in person/hybrid)
Max Falkenberg (King's College London)
Petre Breazu (University of Cambridge) and Encarna Hidalgo-Tenorio (University of Granada and University of Cambridge)
Xule Lin (SKEMA Business School and Imperial Business School)
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.00-15.00
**Group 1** Practical explorations of AI and qualitative methods in social sciences (River Room, in person)
Juan Grigera (King's College London)
Janna Joceli Omena (King's College London)
**Group 2** Practical explorations of AI and quantitative methods in social sciences (Bush House NE 9.03, in person)
Teresa Esteban-Casanelles (King's College London)
15:00-15:30 Next steps
River Room, King's Building, Strand Campus
King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, England, GB. Confirm the venue with the organizer before traveling.
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