AI Privacy Opinions between US and Chinese People. Issue 3 (4th May 2023) - Xing, Yunfei
ABSTRACT: This paper comparatively studies people's opinions on AI privacy between the US and China. Based on data collected from Twitter and Weibo, we perform text clustering and content analysis to classify opinion types and analyze the symptoms of opinion polarization and drivers by regression analysis. Results show that US people express more concerns about AI privacy, focusing more on privacy disclosure by AI applications. In contrast, Chinese people are more optimistic about AI's role in promoting privacy protection. Security, economics, and application are driving factors leading to the polarization of the US people, while technologies and algorithms influence the polarization of Chinese people. This study offers methodological guidance for examining the relationship between AI and user privacy. It also guides the government agencies and other practitioners in developing the policies on AI regulations for privacy protection.