Large Language Models and Thematic Analysis: Human-AI Synergy in Researching Hate Speech on Social Media
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| author | Breazu, Petre Schirmer, Miriam Hu, Songbo Katsos, Napoleon |
| author_facet | Breazu, Petre Schirmer, Miriam Hu, Songbo Katsos, Napoleon |
| contents | In the dynamic field of artificial intelligence (AI), the development and application of Large Language Models (LLMs) for text analysis are of significant academic interest. Despite the promising capabilities of various LLMs in conducting qualitative analysis, their use in the humanities and social sciences has not been thoroughly examined. This article contributes to the emerging literature on LLMs in qualitative analysis by documenting an experimental study involving GPT-4. The study focuses on performing thematic analysis (TA) using a YouTube dataset derived from an EU-funded project, which was previously analyzed by other researchers. This dataset is about the representation of Roma migrants in Sweden during 2016, a period marked by the aftermath of the 2015 refugee crisis and preceding the Swedish national elections in 2017. Our study seeks to understand the potential of combining human intelligence with AI's scalability and efficiency, examining the advantages and limitations of employing LLMs in qualitative research within the humanities and social sciences. Additionally, we discuss future directions for applying LLMs in these fields. |
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| spellingShingle | Large Language Models and Thematic Analysis: Human-AI Synergy in Researching Hate Speech on Social Media Breazu, Petre Schirmer, Miriam Hu, Songbo Katsos, Napoleon Human-Computer Interaction Computation and Language Social and Information Networks In the dynamic field of artificial intelligence (AI), the development and application of Large Language Models (LLMs) for text analysis are of significant academic interest. Despite the promising capabilities of various LLMs in conducting qualitative analysis, their use in the humanities and social sciences has not been thoroughly examined. This article contributes to the emerging literature on LLMs in qualitative analysis by documenting an experimental study involving GPT-4. The study focuses on performing thematic analysis (TA) using a YouTube dataset derived from an EU-funded project, which was previously analyzed by other researchers. This dataset is about the representation of Roma migrants in Sweden during 2016, a period marked by the aftermath of the 2015 refugee crisis and preceding the Swedish national elections in 2017. Our study seeks to understand the potential of combining human intelligence with AI's scalability and efficiency, examining the advantages and limitations of employing LLMs in qualitative research within the humanities and social sciences. Additionally, we discuss future directions for applying LLMs in these fields. |
| title | Large Language Models and Thematic Analysis: Human-AI Synergy in Researching Hate Speech on Social Media |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction Computation and Language Social and Information Networks |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.05126 |