Matrella A., Cavagnuolo M., Capozza V. The use of artificial intelligence within social research: A classification proposal

Authors: Alfredo Matrella, Michela Cavagnuolo, Viviana Capozza

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has recently been applied to different areas of behavioral and social sciences, offering significant benefits at various stages of the research process. Through a multi-channel strategy, it was analyzed the content published by AI experts and users to construct a classification of AI-powered tools functions and return a reflection on possible limitations and opportunities, focusing on the assistance these tools can provide within social research phases.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Social research, Digital social research, Mapping AI

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13131/unipi/7c8y-gg23

Notes on contributors

ALFREDO MATRELLA Research Fellow at the Department of Social and Political Sciences at University of Milan, PhD in Methodology of Social Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome.
Email: alfredo.matrella@unimi.it
MICHELA CAVAGNUOLO Research Fellow at the University of Rome “Foro Italico”. She obtained a PhD in Methodology of Social Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome.
Email: michela.cavagnuolo@uniroma4.it
VIVIANA CAPOZZA Research Fellow at the National Institute for the Evaluation of the Educational and Training System (INVALSI), PhD in Methodology of Social Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome.
Email: viviana.capozza_ext@invalsi.it