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Dissociation Between Users’ Explicit and Implicit Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence: An Experimental Study

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Fietta, Valentina, Zecchinato, Francesca, Stasi, Brigida Di, Polato, Mirko, Monaro, Merylin·2022·IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems

Abstract

The latest developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) have given rise to many ethical and socio-economic concerns. Nonetheless, the impact of AI technologies is evident and tangible in our everyday life. This dichotomy leads to mixed feelings toward AI: people recognize the positive impact of AI, but they also show concerns, especially about their privacy and security. In this article, we try to understand whether the implicit and explicit attitudes toward AI are coherent. We investigated explicit and implicit attitudes toward AI by combining a self-report measure and an implicit measure, i.e., the implicit association test. We analyzed the explicit and implicit responses of 829 participants. Results revealed that while most of the participants explicitly express a positive attitude toward AI, their implicit responses seem to point in the opposite direction. Results also show that, in both the explicit and implicit measures, females show a more negative attitude than males, and people who work in the field of AI are inclined to be positive toward AI.

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Authors
Fietta, V., Zecchinato, F., Stasi, B. D., Polato, M., & Monaro, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Padua (IT)
  • University of Turin (IT)
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
Published
2022-06
Volume
52
Issue
3
Pages
481-489
ISSN
  • 2168-2291 (ISSN-L)
  • 2168-2305
OpenAlex
W3217228384
Cited by
81
References
64
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 3
FWCI
9.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
Keywords
attitudes toward AI, explicit attitudes, implicit attitudes, Implicit Association Test, gender differences, privacy concerns, AI ethics

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