Responsible Opinion Formation on Debated Topics in Web Search

Alisa Rieger; Tim Draws; Nicolas Mattis; David Maxwell; David Elsweiler; Ujwal Gadiraju; Dana McKay; Alessandro Bozzon; Maria Soledad Pera

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-56066-8_32

Responsible Opinion Formation on Debated Topics in Web Search

Alisa Rieger, Tim Draws, Nicolas Mattis, David Maxwell, David Elsweiler, Ujwal Gadiraju, Dana McKay, Alessandro Bozzon, Maria Soledad Pera

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Web search has evolved into a platform people rely on for opinion formation on debated topics. Yet, pursuing this search intent can carry serious consequences for individuals and society and involves a high risk of biases. We argue that web search can and should empower users to form opinions responsibly and that the information retrieval community is uniquely positioned to lead interdisciplinary efforts to this end. Building on digital humanism---a perspective focused on shaping technology to align with human values and needs---and through an extensive interdisciplinary literature review, we identify challenges and research opportunities that focus on the searcher, search engine, and their complex interplay. We outline a research agenda that provides a foundation for research efforts toward addressing these challenges.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Information Retrieval - 46th European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2024, Proceedings
Editors	Nazli Goharian, Nicola Tonellotto, Yulan He, Aldo Lipani, Graham McDonald, Craig Macdonald, Iadh Ounis
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	437-465
Number of pages	29
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-56066-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56066-8_32
Publication status	Published - 2024

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	14611 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Rieger, A., Draws, T., Mattis, N., Maxwell, D., Elsweiler, D., Gadiraju, U., McKay, D., Bozzon, A., & Pera, M. S. (2024). Responsible Opinion Formation on Debated Topics in Web Search. In N. Goharian, N. Tonellotto, Y. He, A. Lipani, G. McDonald, C. Macdonald, & I. Ounis (Eds.), Advances in Information Retrieval - 46th European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2024, Proceedings (pp. 437-465). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 14611 LNCS). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56066-8_32

Rieger, Alisa ; Draws, Tim ; Mattis, Nicolas et al. / Responsible Opinion Formation on Debated Topics in Web Search. Advances in Information Retrieval - 46th European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2024, Proceedings. editor / Nazli Goharian ; Nicola Tonellotto ; Yulan He ; Aldo Lipani ; Graham McDonald ; Craig Macdonald ; Iadh Ounis. Cham : Springer Nature, 2024. pp. 437-465 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Responsible Opinion Formation on Debated Topics in Web Search. / Rieger, Alisa; Draws, Tim; Mattis, Nicolas et al.
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Rieger A, Draws T, Mattis N, Maxwell D, Elsweiler D, Gadiraju U et al. Responsible Opinion Formation on Debated Topics in Web Search. In Goharian N, Tonellotto N, He Y, Lipani A, McDonald G, Macdonald C, Ounis I, editors, Advances in Information Retrieval - 46th European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2024, Proceedings. Cham: Springer Nature. 2024. p. 437-465. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56066-8_32

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