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Brains or Beauty: How to Engender Trust in User-Agent Interactions

Yuksel, Beste F., Collisson, Penny, Czerwinski, Mary·2017·ACM Transactions on Internet Technology

Abstract

Software-based agents are becoming increasingly ubiquitous and automated. However, current technology and algorithms are still fallible, which considerably affects users’ trust and interaction with such agents. In this article, we investigate two factors that can engender user trust in agents: reliability and attractiveness of agents. We show that agent reliability is not more important than agent attractiveness. Subjective user ratings of agent trust and perceived accuracy suggest that attractiveness may be even more important than reliability.

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  • The attractiveness of physical appearance and voice of agents influences trust in user-agent interaction.

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Authors
Yuksel, B. F., Collisson, P., & Czerwinski, M.
Affiliations
  • Tufts University (US)
  • Microsoft (United States) (US)
Venue
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology
Published
2017-01-04
Volume
17
Issue
1
Pages
1-20
ISSN
  • 1533-5399 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-6051
OpenAlex
W2570668993
Cited by
63
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1
FWCI
7.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (publishedVersion)
Funders
University of Kent
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in Service Interactions
Keywords
software agents, user trust, agent reliability, perceived accuracy, human-agent interaction, trust in automation

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