Summary of Post-hoc Study Of Climate Microtargeting on Social Media Ads with Llms: Thematic Insights and Fairness Evaluation, by Tunazzina Islam et al.
Post-hoc Study of Climate Microtargeting on Social Media Ads with LLMs: Thematic Insights and Fairness Evaluation
by Tunazzina Islam, Dan Goldwasser
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computers and Society (cs.CY); Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a post-hoc analysis of microtargeting practices within climate change campaigns on Facebook, leveraging large language models (LLMs) to examine demographic targeting and fairness. The study evaluates the ability of LLMs to accurately predict intended demographic targets, such as gender and age group, achieving an overall accuracy of 88.55%. Furthermore, it instructs the LLMs to generate explanations for their classifications, providing transparent reasoning behind each decision. The analysis reveals distinct strategies tailored to various audiences, highlighting thematic elements used to engage different demographic segments. For instance, young adults are primarily targeted through messages emphasizing activism and environmental consciousness, while women are engaged through themes related to caregiving roles and social advocacy. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper uses big language models to study how climate change campaigns on Facebook target specific groups of people. It looks at two main things: who they’re targeting (like men or women) and if the way they’re doing it is fair. The model can predict which group someone belongs to 88% of the time, but sometimes it gets it wrong. When it makes a mistake, the model tries to explain why. This helps us understand how different groups are being targeted with different messages about climate change. For example, younger people are usually told to take action and protect the environment, while women are often shown messages about taking care of their families and communities. |
