The National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) awarded a $400,000 project grant to the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Contracts and Grants Division, doing business as USC. This 3-year grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, seeks to understand the evolution of hate language usage in online communities. The research team will analyze large datasets from social media platforms using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools to identify key factors influencing participation in groups that tolerate hateful language. The project aims to develop predictive models and causal inference methods to detect initial involvement in hate language groups and evaluate the impact of conflicts on user behavior. The research will bridge social science and AI, offering new insights into online polarization, and produce tools that can be used in interdisciplinary courses and summer schools to train future researchers in this area.
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