Definition
Plain language
A well-known survey that sorts people into political groups based on their views.
As stated in the literature
A Pew Research Center survey instrument classifying respondents into political-typology groups, used as one of three instruments in LLM political-bias audits.
Why it matters: It offers an established way to categorize political views, which researchers reuse to check whether AI models lean in a particular direction.
For example, this survey might sort a respondent into a group based on their answers about government, the economy, and social issues.
Heard on the show
“The Pew Political Typology, which is a serious survey instrument.”Episode 015 — The Audit Number Isn't What You Think: Sycophancy and the Case Against Single-Prompt Bias Tests