From 'AI' to Probabilistic Automation: How Does Anthropomorphization of Technical Systems Descriptions Influence Trust?

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العنوان: From 'AI' to Probabilistic Automation: How Does Anthropomorphization of Technical Systems Descriptions Influence Trust?
المؤلفون: Inie, Nanna, Druga, Stefania, Zukerman, Peter, Bender, Emily M.
المصدر: FAccT 2024
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Computer Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
الوصف: This paper investigates the influence of anthropomorphized descriptions of so-called "AI" (artificial intelligence) systems on people's self-assessment of trust in the system. Building on prior work, we define four categories of anthropomorphization (1. Properties of a cognizer, 2. Agency, 3. Biological metaphors, and 4. Properties of a communicator). We use a survey-based approach (n=954) to investigate whether participants are likely to trust one of two (fictitious) "AI" systems by randomly assigning people to see either an anthropomorphized or a de-anthropomorphized description of the systems. We find that participants are no more likely to trust anthropomorphized over de-anthropmorphized product descriptions overall. The type of product or system in combination with different anthropomorphic categories appears to exert greater influence on trust than anthropomorphizing language alone, and age is the only demographic factor that significantly correlates with people's preference for anthropomorphized or de-anthropomorphized descriptions. When elaborating on their choices, participants highlight factors such as lesser of two evils, lower or higher stakes contexts, and human favoritism as driving motivations when choosing between product A and B, irrespective of whether they saw an anthropomorphized or a de-anthropomorphized description of the product. Our results suggest that "anthropomorphism" in "AI" descriptions is an aggregate concept that may influence different groups differently, and provide nuance to the discussion of whether anthropomorphization leads to higher trust and over-reliance by the general public in systems sold as "AI".
Comment: Accepted to FAccT 2024. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2403.05957
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1145/3630106.3659040
الوصول الحر: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.16047Test
رقم الانضمام: edsarx.2404.16047
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv