New York, Nov 25 : Articles from liberal-leaning media have a more negative sentiment toward AI than articles from conservative media, new research has found.

Considering that media sentiment is indicative of public opinion and can, in turn, impact policymakers' stances, the findings may have important implications for future political discussions around AI, the researchers said. Their work was published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
They also said that the observed differences in the partisan media's sentiment towards AI may also subsequently lead to differences in the public's sentiment towards AI.
"Media sentiment is a powerful driver of public opinion, and many times policymakers look towards the media to predict public sentiment on contentious issues," said Angela Yi, study author and a PhD student in the marketing department of Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business.