AI generated rap battles help people explore social issues deeply
Supporting Perspective Acquisition and Opinion Formation on Societal Issues Through AI-Generated Japanese Rap Battle Debates
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Summary
Understanding different opinions on social issues is important but watching full debates takes a lot of time. The authors used AI to create short rap battles that present opposing views in fun rhymes. People who watched these rap battles noticed twice as many opinions and often changed their minds. This shows that brief AI-made rap debates can help people think about complex topics more easily.
What this means in practice
- •For online educational platform developers: Create engaging short audio-visual content that promotes deeper understanding of social topics using AI-generated rap battles.
- •For social media content creators: Produce captivating, argument-driven short videos that encourage audiences to consider diverse viewpoints on societal issues.
Authors
Ryota Mibayashi, Toru Urakawa, Dai Takanashi, Tomoya Morohoshi, Kanata Yamagishi, Ryuho Sekikawa, Yasuhiko Nishimura, Yuta Takeuchi, Hideaki Tamori, Takehiro Yamamoto, Hidenari Kiyomitsu, Hiroaki Ohshima
Abstract
Acquiring diverse perspectives and forming informed opinions on societal issues are essential for critical thinking and informed decision-making. Although observing debates between opposing viewpoints can promote perspective acquisition, conventional debates require substantial time and human resources, limiting their accessibility. This study investigates whether brief AI-generated rap battle-style debates can support perspective acquisition and opinion formation on societal issues. Rap battles are debate-style performances in which opposing viewpoints are expressed through rhymed verses, making them engaging while preserving the structure of argumentative dialogue. To conduct this investigation, we automatically generated rap battle-style debates using GPT-5.4-mini and presented them to participants with synthesized audio through a web-based viewing interface. We evaluated the educational effectiveness of this approach through a user study involving six participants who viewed 40 debates generated from topics on societal issues used in the All Japan Junior and Senior High School Debate Championships. The results showed that watching approximately 1.5 minute rap battle-style debates nearly doubled the number of opinions and discussion points identified by participants. Furthermore, participants reconsidered or changed their stances in 52.5% of the evaluated cases. These findings demonstrate that even brief AI-generated rap battle-style debates can effectively support perspective acquisition and opinion formation on societal issues.