Understand how citizens perceive, trust and respond to artificial intelligence.
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Dr. Florian Stöckel
Associate Professor | University of Exeter | UK What my work helps organisations understand
• How citizens perceive AI decision-making • When people trust or distrust AI system • Social divides in AI adoption • Concerns about fairness and bias in AI systems • What shapes public perceptions of AI My insights draw on large-scale surveys and experiments across Europe and the United States and the rapidly growing research on AI and society. I translate this evidence into insights that help organisations navigate the societal impact of artificial intelligence. Insights
March 2026 Comparisons with AI can make citizens more critical of human decision-makers LSE European Politics Blog March 2026 International science news coverage of research on AI vs human decision-making bias TechXplore March 2026 Highlighting the limitations of human decision-making makes AI appear less problematic Press release February 2026 Testing counter-strategies to sexist communication using generative AI Presentation to the European Commission December 2025 Using generative AI to respond to sexist communication online Research report for the European Commission October 2025 Generative AI and strategies for responding to sexist communication online Expert workshop, University of Bern October 2025 User comments can both correct misinformation and undermine accurate information online Book October 2025 Public attitudes toward the use of AI in public administration Discussion with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Department for Analysis and Consulting (AI policy) August 2025 Generative AI adoption varies sharply across demographic groups in Germany Technology sector coverage (PPC Land) August 2025 Generative AI creates new audience divides in Germany (auf Deutsch) Industry coverage in W&V (Werben & Verkaufen) August 2025 Generative AI use and concerns in Germany follow clear social divides Press release August 2025 Across Europe, social divides shape whether people see AI as a threat or opportunity for jobs Press release July 2025 How citizens across Europe perceive artificial intelligence (focus: threat vs. opportunity for job security) Slides July 2025 Public perceptions and use of artificial intelligence in Germany (auf Deutsch) Slides June 2025 Public perceptions of AI adoption and public concerns Research discussion with behavioural scientists at the UK Cabinet Office June 2025 Public perceptions and use of artificial intelligence in the United Kingdom Slides January 2025 How online comments influence how people interpret misinformation Interview on BBC World Service (Tech Life) October 2024 Why universities need open dialogue about generative AI in teaching Times Higher Education |
90,000+ survey interviews across Europe and the United States
Media coverage: e.g., BBC, New York Times, Washington Post, FAZ, Frankfurter Rundschau Research funded by: European Commission, UKRI, British Academy Book The Power of the Crowd Cambridge University Press, 2025 Contact [email protected] Available for speaking, collaboration and advisory work. Academic profile University of Exeter Google scholar ResearchGate |
Dr Florian Stöckel
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
