Bots And Unreliable Data

Social media bots arebecoming more prevalentand better at mimicking human behavior on social media platforms. Bots are an example of AI that uses data on human social media users to replicate their actions and communicate with people. Perceptual biases are how people's perceptions are altered or skewed based on their pre-existing beliefs, experiences, or prejudices. Social bots, through their interactions and content dissemination, canreinforce these biases. Bots are not exclusively negative, however; for example, a bot can be helpful in local government website navigation by popping up to chat with website visitors.