Amelia C. Arsenault
@ameliacarsenault.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Cornell University, Government & IR. Grad Fellow, Cornell Tech Policy Institute Born & raised in Ottawa, interested in the politics of surveillance, smart cities, AI, emerging tech, and int'l security. She/her www.ameliacarsenault.com
📢 New in Big Data & Society Whose voice counts? Arsenault & Kreps examine whether large language models help close participation gaps in public rulemaking. LLMs make comment-writing easier and improve comment quality—but do not improve policy comprehension. 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Do large language models democratize public participation in the regulatory process, or exacerbate existing gaps? In a new article in @bigdatasoc.bsky.social, Sarah Kreps and I use two survey experiments to explore the democratic opportunities and risks of LLMs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Whose voice counts? The role of large language models in public commenting - Amelia C Arsenault, Sarah Kreps, 2026
The notice-and-comment period in US federal rulemaking fosters civic engagement but has long been dominated by well-resourced actors with specialized knowledge,...
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Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Canadian Defence and Security Network's Summer Institute. Such a great week with an amazing group of early career academics and practitioners! Many thanks to @cdsn.bsky.social, @smsaideman.bsky.social, and all panelists.
It’s so exciting to finally see ‘AI & International Politics’ in print for the upcoming Oxford Handbook of AI Governance! A massive thank you to my co-author Sarah Kreps, the editors, and everyone who helped bring this great group of scholars together!
Check out our new article, 'Cyber scares and prophylactic policies: Cross-national evidence on the effect of cyberattacks on public support for surveillance,' co-authored with Sarah Kreps, Keren Snider & Daphna Canetti, at the Journal of Peace Research! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Cyber scares and prophylactic policies: Cross-national evidence on the effect of cyberattacks on public support for surveillance - Amelia C Arsenault, Sarah E Kreps, Keren LG Snider, Daphna Canetti, 2...
While conventional terrorism has long been associated with enhanced support for surveillance, scholars have not determined whether variation in the type and out...
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Cornell University's 2024 Reppy Peace and Conflict Studies Graduate Student Conference is now accepting abstract submissions! A great opportunity to network & receive feedback from other grad students researching global conflict & peace. Check it out here: einaudi.cornell.edu/programs/rep...
Family and friends have long known how badly I’ve wanted to adopt a dog of my own…so, when I heard from a rescue org that this little guy had been surrendered at 9 weeks old and was in need of a home, it was an easy decision! Everyone, meet Arlo!
