From Social Division to Cohesion with AI Message Suggestions in Online Chat Groups

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.21984v1
• Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:25:01 GMT
• Title: From Social Division to Cohesion with AI Message Suggestions in Online Chat Groups
• Authors: Faria Huq, Elijah L. Claggett, Hirokazu Shirado,
• Abstract summary: We present an online experiment with 557 participants who engaged in multi-round discussions on politically controversial topics.<n>We find that subtle shifts in linguistic style during communication, mediated by AI assistance, can scale up to reshape collective structures.
• Score: 7.787631965977211
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Social cohesion is difficult to sustain in societies marked by opinion diversity, particularly in online communication. As large language model (LLM)-driven messaging assistance becomes increasingly embedded in these contexts, it raises critical questions about its societal impact. We present an online experiment with 557 participants who engaged in multi-round discussions on politically controversial topics while freely reconfiguring their discussion groups. In some conditions, participants received real-time message suggestions generated by an LLM, either personalized to the individual or adapted to their group context. We find that subtle shifts in linguistic style during communication, mediated by AI assistance, can scale up to reshape collective structures. While individual-focused assistance leads users to segregate into like-minded groups, relational assistance that incorporates group members' stances enhances cohesion through more receptive exchanges. These findings demonstrate that AI-mediated communication can support social cohesion in diverse groups, but outcomes critically depend on how personalization is designed.

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