1. Citizens Perspectives on Robot-based Crop Farming – a Cluster Analysis Using Unsupervised Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its possibilities and threats are prominently discussed by the broader public. Robotic solutions are based on AI and offer the potential to change agricultural production drastically. However, new food technologies have not been perceived solely positively by society in the past. Genetic engineering, for example, has been the subject of repeated controversy. Science communication theory suggests that individual opinion leaders highly influence steering a social... H. Zeddies, G. Busch