GRAIL at APSA 2026

Wednesday, September 2

The Politics of AI Preconference · September 2

Watered Down Watermarks? Assessing the Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes

9:15–10:45 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Christina P. Walker, Natalia S. Bueno, Daniel S. Schiff, Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, JP Messina

Civic Capacity or Technical Competence: Can AI Literacy Democratize AI Agenda-Setting?

9:15–10:45 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Indira Patil, Daniel S. Schiff

Motivated Reasoning in AI Agents

3:30–5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Eddie Yang

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Thursday, September 3

APSA Annual Meeting · September 3–6

AI SHARE: Addressing Challenges in AI Public Opinion Research

8:00–9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Indira Patil, Chloe Ahn, Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, Daniel S. Schiff, Yu Lu, Yunzhe Liu

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Beyond Deception: A Functional Typology of Political Deepfakes

2:00–3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Christina Walker, Alena Birrer, Morgan Wack, Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, Daniel S. Schiff

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Municipal Leadership and AI Adoption

4:00–5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Heonuk Ha, Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, Ogadinma Enwereazu, Yunzhe Liu

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Friday, September 4

APSA Annual Meeting · September 3–6

Unequal Footprints: Data Centers and Urban Marginalization in the United States

8:00–9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Vasundhara Kaul, Jasper Neath, Kaylyn Jackson Schiff

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Saturday, September 5

APSA Annual Meeting · September 3–6

Mapping Beliefs and Resources: Insights on Stakeholder Power in AI Policy

8:00–9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Indira Patil, Daniel S. Schiff

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From Frontline Defenders to Rights Indifferent: New Archives on Big Tech

8:00–9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Swati Srivastava, Alexander Wilhelm, Yaosheng Xu

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Translating AI Literacy into Public Participation in AI Policy

2:00–3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Indira Patil, Daniel S. Schiff

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Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes

4:00–5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Christina Walker, Natalia Salgado Bueno, Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, Daniel S. Schiff

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