Dr. Nathan C. Walker led a workshop for polling experts, focusing on the practical and ethical considerations of integrating generative AI into polling research published by the Public Religion Research Institute, where he serves as Board Chair. The workshop asked, Should researchers integrate AI into their polling research workflow? If not, why not, and where should an ethical line be drawn, and in what context? If so, at what stage of the research workflow can AI be responsibly applied? If so, how can political scientists harness AI’s capabilities while upholding the high ethical and professional standards, methodological rigor, and commitment to producing unbiased and trustworthy research?
