Technology, Humanness, and Trust: Rethinking Trust in Technology
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Information systems (IS) research has demonstrated that humans can and do trust technology. The current trust in technology literature employs two different types of trust in technology constructs. Some researchers use human-like trust constructs (e.g., benevolence, integrity, and ability), while other researchers use system-like trust constructs (e.g., helpfulness, reliability, and functionality). Interestingly, past research shows that both sets of measures influence important dependent variables, but the literature does not explain when one type should be used instead of the other type. In this paper, we use trust, social presence, and affordance theories to shed light on this research problem. We report on two studies. In study 1, we argue first that technologies vary in their perceived “humanness”. Second, we argue that, because users perceive two technologies to differ in humanness, they will develop trust in each technology differently (i.e., along more human-like criteria or more system-like criteria). We study two technologies that vary in humanness to explore these differences theoretically and empirically. We demonstrate that, when the trust construct used aligns well with how human the technology is, it produces stronger effects on selected outcome variables than does a misaligned trust construct. In study 2, we assess whether these technologies differ in humanness based on social presence, social affordances, and affordances for sociality. We find that these factors do distinguish whether technology is more human-like or system-like. We provide implications for trust-in-technology research.
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People can hold trust and distrust at the same time, influenced by different sets of factors and considerations.
“In other words, people can hold trust and distrust at the same time, influenced by different sets of factors and considerations.”
From Understanding the Practices, Perceptions, and (Dis)Trust of Generative AI among Instructors: A Mixed-methods Study in the U.S. Higher Education (2025) · cites this paper as [69]
In its discussion of trust’s dimensionality (page unavailable), the paper reports a view that treats trust and distrust as separate constructs. That lends some support to the distinction, but it does not say people hold both at the same time or that different factors influence each. The authors explicitly state that studying distrust is beyond their scope. (LLM, conf=0.78)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe role of distrust in the adoption of GenAI remains underexplored and insufficiently acknowledged.
“Although much of the existing research prioritizes trust, and some recent studies have started to explore distrust [69, 125], the role of distrust in the adoption of GenAI remains underexplored and insufficiently acknowledged.”
From Understanding the Practices, Perceptions, and (Dis)Trust of Generative AI among Instructors: A Mixed-methods Study in the U.S. Higher Education (2025) · cites this paper as [69]
In the section headed “Lankton et al. / Rethinking Trust in Technology,” the paper says that studying distrust is beyond its scope. This illustrates a trust-focused study that leaves distrust unexamined, but it does not establish that distrust in GenAI adoption is broadly underexplored. Nor does it support the citation-adjacent suggestion that this study explored distrust. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredTrust is a complex concept and is built upon human users' interaction and consequent assessment of the system from cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions.
“Nevertheless, trust is a complex concept and is built upon human users’ interaction and consequent assessment of the system from cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions [91-93].”
From Generative AI in medical practice: in-depth exploration of privacy and security challenges (2024) · cites this paper as [92]
The Introduction and Section 2.2 describe users assessing technology through human-like and system-like trusting beliefs; the discussion of social presence also connects social cues and emotion-based qualities to trust. The paper does not present cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions as a three-part account of how trust is built, as the citing sentence implies. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSome scholars have argued that trust and distrust can be two independent constructs in certain contexts.
“While previous research often views trust and distrust as two extremes of a single dimension or uses these two terms interchangeably-implying high trust means low distrust-some scholars have argued that trust and distrust can be two independent constructs in certain contexts [69, 125].”
From Understanding the Practices, Perceptions, and (Dis)Trust of Generative AI among Instructors: A Mixed-methods Study in the U.S. Higher Education (2025) · cites this paper as [69]
Most IS research nowadays employs a dualistic perspective on trust: trust in a specific person or organization (a moral and volitional agent) and trust in a specific technology or IT artefact (lacking volition and moral agency).
“Most IS research nowadays employs a dualistic perspective on trust (see Table 1).First, trust in a specific person or organization (a moral and volitional agent) (Lankton et al. 2015;McKnight et al. 2011), such as trust in an e-vendor (Gefen et al. 2003) or virtual team members (Robert et al. 2009).”
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Two research streams emerged that either adapted the concept of interpersonal trust to conceptualize trust in human-like IT artifacts, or revised the concept of trust in technology to account for automation technology and autonomous systems.
“To understand trust relationships in such scenarios, two research streams emerged that either adapted the concept of interpersonal trust to conceptualize trust in human-like IT artifacts (Lankton et al. 2015), or revised the concept of trust in technology to account for automation technology and autonomous systems (J.D. Lee and See 2004).”
From Trustworthy artificial intelligence (2021) · cites this paper as Lankton et al. 2015
Previous research often views trust and distrust as two extremes of a single dimension or uses these two terms interchangeably, implying high trust means low distrust.
“While previous research often views trust and distrust as two extremes of a single dimension or uses these two terms interchangeably-implying high trust means low distrust-some scholars have argued that trust and distrust can be two independent constructs in certain contexts [69, 125].”
From Understanding the Practices, Perceptions, and (Dis)Trust of Generative AI among Instructors: A Mixed-methods Study in the U.S. Higher Education (2025) · cites this paper as [69]
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Texting with Humanlike Conversational Agents: Designing for Anthropomorphism
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“Lankton and McKnight (2015) provide a similar distinction regarding the perceived humanlikeness of technological artifacts.”
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“Since trust is a multidimensional construct that can relate to multiple foci (e.g., Lankton et al., 2015), future studies should delineate this relationship more clearly.”
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BackgroundTrusting Intelligent Machines: Deepening Trust Within Socio-Technical Systems
Andras, P., Esterle, L., Guckert, M., Han, T. A., Lewis, P. R., Milanovic, K., Payne, T., Perret, C., Pitt, J., Powers, S. T., et al. (2018) · IEEE Technology and Society Magazine · doi:10.1109/mts.2018.2876107 · Cited by 153 · see citing works
“to a belief that the person being trusted is benevolent [11].”
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Why do users trust algorithms? A review and conceptualization of initial trust and trust over time
Cabiddu, F., Moi, L., Patriotta, G., & Allen, D. G. (2022) · European Management Journal · doi:10.1016/j.emj.2022.06.001 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
“The previous literature has investigated initial trust (Wang & Benbasat, 2005) and trust over time (Lankton et al., 2015) as constructs that do not share the same determinants.”
InfluentialAlvarado, R. (2023) · Science and Engineering Ethics · doi:10.1007/s11948-023-00451-3 · Cited by 137 · see citing works
“However, as we saw in our lengthy discussion in previous sections of this paper, not all technologies are the same and depending on what kind of technology we are talking about, different normative concepts may apply to them that do not apply to others (Lankton et al., 2015).”
BackgroundBitcoin investment: a mixed methods study of investment motivations
Mattke, J., Maier, C., Reis, L., & Weitzel, T. (2020) · European Journal of Information Systems · doi:10.1080/0960085x.2020.1787109 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
“Considering the large body of research on trust in traditional IS (Lankton et al., 2015), trust might also influence blockchain investment behaviour.”
BackgroundA meta-analysis of IT continuance: An evaluation of the expectation-confirmation model
Ambalov, I. A. (2018) · Telematics and Informatics · doi:10.1016/j.tele.2018.03.016 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
Prakash, A. V., & Das, S. (2021) · Information & Management · doi:10.1016/j.im.2021.103524 · Cited by 128 · see citing works
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“In a recent paper, Riedl (2021) analyzed work by the research groups of David Gefen (e.g., Paravastu et al., 2014) and Harrison McKnight (e.g., Lankton et al., 2015), two well-known IS scholars with a particular focus on trust research, and concludes that more appropriate trusting beliefs in…”
BackgroundChatbots’ effectiveness in service recovery
Agnihotri, A., & Bhattacharya, S. (2023) · International Journal of Information Management · doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102679 · Cited by 135 · see citing works
Designing trust: The formation of employees’ trust in conversational AI in the digital workplace
Gkinko, L., & Elbanna, A. R. (2023) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113707 · Cited by 136 · see citing works
“While research has continued its traditional focus on cognitive trust and extended it to AI chatbots, it is recognised that the social presence and humanness of AI technology could impact how trust is being formed (Lankton et al., 2015).”
BackgroundAn interactional view of social presence: Making the virtual other “real”
Schultze, U., & Brooks, J. M. (2018) · Information Systems Journal · doi:10.1111/isj.12230 · Cited by 116 · see citing works
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The role of institutional and self in the formation of trust in artificial intelligence technologies
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Why Employees (Still) Click on Phishing Links: An Investigation in Hospitals
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“Trust has been investigated from a broad range of research directions and has evolved to a widely accepted and established concept [21-24].”
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Perspectives on Digital Humanism
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“Specific factors regarding AI-enabled technology and human actors such as dermatologists, radiologists, and other medical professionals are emphasized to influence the relationship among them, including the explainability or understandability of the system [38], its purpose [39], and the resulting trust a human actor…”
BackgroundInfluentialRiemer, K., Ciriello, R., Peter, S., & Schlagwein, D. (2020) · European Journal of Information Systems · doi:10.1080/0960085x.2020.1819898 · Cited by 100 · see citing works
“The final consideration is trust in technology , the belief that technology will provide helpful solutions to problems (Lankton et al., 2015; McKnight et al., 2011).”
BackgroundChoung, H., David, P., & Ross, A. A. (2022) · AI & Society · doi:10.1007/s00146-022-01473-4 · Cited by 119 · see citing works
“For technology applications with greater humanness, a trust-in-humans scale was better at predicting relevant outcomes than a trust-in-technology scale (Lankton et al. 2015), which calls for a conceptualization of trust that combines the technology and in its human-like characteristics.”
BackgroundEvaluating privacy, security, and trust perceptions in conversational AI: A systematic review
Leschanowsky, A., Rech, S., Popp, B., & Bäckström, T. (2024) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2024.108344 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
“While Lankton, McKnight and Tripp (2015) and Jian et al. (2000) were frequently cited as a source and origin for trust in technology in Table 17(Appendix), the same does not hold for privacy and security perception measures.”
BackgroundGölgeci̇, İ., Ritala, P., Arslan, A., McKenna, B., & Ali, I. (2024) · Human Resource Management Review · doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2024.101075 · Cited by 164 · see citing works
An empirical study of consumers' intention to use biometric facial recognition as a payment method
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Understanding the creation of trust in cryptocurrencies: the case of Bitcoin
Marella, V., Upreti, B., Merikivi, J., & Tuunainen, V. K. (2020) · Electronic Markets · doi:10.1007/s12525-019-00392-5 · Cited by 96 · see citing works
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“This is also supported by the theory of SP that proposes the relationship of social presence with services based on technology including social media and chatbots (Lankton et al., 2015).”
InfluentialTrust in Social Media: Enhancing Social Relationships
Hatamleh, I. H. M., Safori, A. O., Habes, M., Tahat, O. M., Ahmad, A. K., Abdallah, R. A.-Q., & Aissani, R. A. (2023) · Social Sciences · doi:10.3390/socsci12070416 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
“The positive perception of trust on social media platforms is significantly related to the security of users’ private details, credibility and issues of privacy, illegal access, and a lack of data confidentiality (Lankton et al. 2015).”
BackgroundLiu, F., & Wang, R. (2024) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115024 · Cited by 107 · see citing works
Zarifis, A., & Cheng, X. (2022) · Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance · doi:10.1016/j.jbef.2022.100739 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Building technology trust in ICT application at a university
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“Alternatively, as it has been proven that trust building can focus on human (benevolence, integrity and ability) or system characteristics (helpfulness reliability and functionality) (Lankton, McKnight, and Tripp 2015), trust building can focus on system characteristics.”
BackgroundWould an AI chatbot persuade you: an empirical answer from the elaboration likelihood model
Chen, Q., Yin, C., & Gong, Y. Y. (2023) · Information Technology and People · doi:10.1108/itp-10-2021-0764 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
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“34 In addition, although the humanness scale can represent the static human-like impression of the technology, we believed that the items in the social presence scale can capture the humanness in the dynamic interaction between the user and VA.”
Digital Trust and Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Consumption Platforms: A Mediation Analysis
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“In the particular case of collaborative consumption, it might be valuable to use sociology (Zucker 1986), or a “ human-based ” (Lankton et al. 2015) approaches to trust.”
BackgroundTrust in AI chatbots: A systematic review
Ng, S. W. T., & Zhang, R. (2025) · Telematics and Informatics · doi:10.1016/j.tele.2025.102240 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Trust in a ‘trust-free’ system: Blockchain acceptance in the banking and finance sector
Gan, Q., & Lau, R. Y. K. (2023) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2023.123050 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Kleizen, B., Van Dooren, W., Verhoest, K., & Tan, E. (2023) · Government Information Quarterly · doi:10.1016/j.giq.2023.101834 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
Toward a design theory for virtual companionship
Strohmann, T., Siemon, D., Khosrawi-Rad, B., & Robra-Bissantz, S. (2022) · Human-Computer Interaction · doi:10.1080/07370024.2022.2084620 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
“Also Wambsganss et al. (2021) have established principles for the value-sensitive design of CAs from an ethical point of view, considering also studies on trust engineering (Lankton et al., 2015; Söllner et al., 2016).”
BackgroundThe effect of voice and humour on users’ perceptions of personal intelligent agents
Moussawi, S., & Benbunan-Fich, R. (2021) · Behaviour & Information Technology · doi:10.1080/0144929x.2020.1772368 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
“Prior research found that for human-like technologies, human-like trust beliefs have a stronger in fl uence than system-like trust beliefs – in the system ’ s reliability, functionality, and helpfulness (Lankton, McKnight, and Tripp 2015).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialNew Information Technology and Implicit Bias
Elsbach, K. D., & Stigliani, I. (2019) · Academy of Management Perspectives · doi:10.5465/amp.2017.0079 · Cited by 74 · see citing works
“…information technology is alien/nonhuman began with empirical research relating trust in information technology to humanness in appearance and performance (e.g., Hoff & Bashir, 2015; Lankton, McKnight, & Tripp, 2015; Pak et al., 2014; Qiu & Benbasat, 2009; Schaefer, Chen, Szalma, & Hancock, 2016).”
BackgroundInfluentialZhang, J., Wang, X., Lu, J., Liu, L., & Feng, Y. (2024) · Decision Support Systems · doi:10.1016/j.dss.2024.114347 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Moravec, V., Hynek, N., Skare, M., Gavurova, B., & Kubak, M. (2024) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2023.123162 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
Yang, B., Sun, Y., & Shen, X. (2022) · Information Processing & Management · doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2022.103257 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Iancu, I. R., & Iancu, B. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1111003 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
“…factor in technology acceptance, it is predicted to positively impact the intention to use a certain technology, the perceived ease of use and the perceived usefulness when it comes to e-commerce and e-services (Gefen and Straub, 2003; Pavlou, 2003; Lankton et al., 2015; Cardona et al., 2021).”
BackgroundYang, M. H., Jiang, J., Kiang, M. Y., & Yuan, F. (2021) · Information Systems Frontiers · doi:10.1007/s10796-021-10117-9 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Hu, P., Gong, Y. Y., Lu, Y., & Ding, A. W. (2022) · International Journal of Research in Marketing · doi:10.1016/j.ijresmar.2022.04.006 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
How communications by AI-enabled voice assistants impact the customer journey
Grewal, D., Guha, A., Schweiger, E. B., Ludwig, S., & Wetzels, M. G. M. (2022) · Journal of service management · doi:10.1108/josm-11-2021-0452 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Kim, Y. W., Lim, C., & Ji, Y. G. (2022) · International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction · doi:10.1080/10447318.2022.2087662 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
“However, researchers have claimed that trust in technology should be differentiated from interpersonal trust (Lankton et al., 2015; Mcknight et al., 2011).”
BackgroundCalhoun, C. S., Bobko, P., Gallimore, J., & Lyons, J. B. (2019) · Journal of Trust Research · doi:10.1080/21515581.2019.1579730 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
“A variety of follow-up studies to Nass ’ work support the notion that ‘ people tend to anthropomor-phize technologies and ascribe to them human motivation or human attributes ’ (Lankton et al., 2015, p. 883; see also studies noted in the section below on ‘ Humanness of automation ’ ).”
BackgroundExplanation matters: An experimental study on explainable AI
Hamm, P., Klesel, M., Coberger, P., & Wittmann, H. F. (2023) · Electronic Markets · doi:10.1007/s12525-023-00640-9 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
“An established measurement instrument for perceived usefulness and trust intentions was used as suggested by Lankton et al. (2015).”
User reactions to COVID-19 screening chatbots from reputable providers
Dennis, A. R., Kim, A., Raimi, R., & Ayabakan, S. (2020) · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association · doi:10.1093/jamia/ocaa167 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
“Trust in humans is influenced by three primary factors [19] that also have parallels for trust in technology [20].”
BackgroundEnterprise Social Media and Cyber-slacking: An Integrated Perspective
Luqman, A., Masood, A., Shahzad, F., Rasheed, M. I., & Weng, Q. D. (2020) · International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction · doi:10.1080/10447318.2020.1752475 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
“Affordance theory has been used by scholars to better understand the different technologies and ESM usage behavior of employees (Grgecic et al., 2015; Lankton et al., 2015; Leonardi & Meyer, 2015; Leonardi & Treem, 2012).”
MethodWeck, M., & Afanassieva, M. (2022) · Telecommunications Policy · doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2022.102483 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Lyu, W., Zhang, S., Chung, T., Sun, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence · doi:10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100383 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
“While previous research often views trust and distrust as two extremes of a single dimension or uses these two terms interchangeably—implying high trust means low distrust—some scholars have argued that trust and distrust can be two independent constructs in certain contexts [69, 125].”
What kind of trust does AI deserve, if any?
Alvarado, R. (2023) · AI and Ethics · doi:10.1007/s43681-022-00224-x · Cited by 60 · see citing works
“One such insight is that not every construct of trust can be allocated to just any technology (Lankton et al. [48]).”
BackgroundLumineau, F., Schilke, O. S., & Wang, W. (2022) · Journal of Management Inquiry · doi:10.1177/10564926221127852 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
“…understanding is consistent with the field of information systems research, which employs the term system trust to denote reliance on the functionality of information systems, such as e-commerce platforms and virtual communities (e.g., de Vries et al., 2003; Hsu et al., 2011; Lankton et al., 2015).”
BackgroundTrust models and theories in human–computer interaction: A systematic literature review
Gulati, S., McDonagh, J., Sousa, S., & Lamas, D. (2024) · Computers in Human Behavior Reports · doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100495 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
An Evidence of Distributed Trust in Blockchain-Based Sustainable Food Supply Chain
Joo, J., & Han, Y. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su131910980 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Trusting the trust machine: Evaluating trust signals of blockchain applications
Völter, F., Urbach, N., & Padget, J. A. (2021) · International Journal of Information Management · doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102429 · Cited by 60 · see citing works
“Accordingly, factors like benevolence can only be applied to humans while technologies may not have volition or follow ethical decision-making (Lankton et al., 2015).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialDesigning for Confidence: The Impact of Visualizing Artificial Intelligence Decisions
Karran, A. J., Demazure, T., Hudon, A., Sénécal, S., & Léger, P. (2022) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.883385 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
“…suggestions by the AI system and if they consider the system to be reliable, i.e., the system consistently operates properly, functional, i.e., the system does what it is supposed to do, and helpful, i.e., the system provides adequate help for the users (Lankton et al., 2015; Wanner et al., 2021).”
BackgroundDeterminants Affecting Consumer Trust in Communication With AI Chatbots
Li, J., Wu, L., Qi, J., Zhang, Y., Wu, Z., & Hu, S. (2023) · Journal of Organizational and End User Computing · doi:10.4018/joeuc.328089 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Wang, P., & Ding, H. (2024) · Information Processing & Management · doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2024.103732 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Shao, Z., Zhang, J., Zhang, L., & Benitez, J. (2024) · European Journal of Information Systems · doi:10.1080/0960085x.2024.2363322 · Cited by 60 · see citing works
“Drawing upon the technology affordance lens, affor-dances related to anthropomorphic cues could boost users’ perceptions of trust beliefs in AI-based voice assistants (Lankton et al., 2015; Qiu & Benbasat, 2008).”
Chen, Y., Zahedi, F. M., Abbasi, A., & Dobolyi, D. (2021) · Information & Management · doi:10.1016/j.im.2020.103394 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
Virvou, M., Tsihrintzis, G. A., & Tsichrintzi, E.-A. (2024) · Information Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ins.2024.120759 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Soellner, M., & Koenigstorfer, J. (2021) · BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making · doi:10.1186/s12911-021-01596-6 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
“High social presence creates the sense of a personal, sociable, and sensitive being [26].”
BackgroundChin, C.-H., Wong, W. P. M., Cham, T., Thong, J. Z., & Ling, J. P.-W. (2023) · Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers · doi:10.1108/yc-05-2023-1752 · Cited by 60 · see citing works
Trust in artificial intelligence within production management – an exploration of antecedents
Saßmannshausen, T. M., Burggräf, P., Wagner, J., Hassenzahl, M., Heupel, T., & Steinberg, F. (2021) · Ergonomics · doi:10.1080/00140139.2021.1909755 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
Saffarizadeh, K., Keil, M., & Maruping, L. M. (2024) · Journal of Management Information Systems · doi:10.1080/07421222.2024.2376382 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
“Research suggests that people tend to use a human-based conceptualization when interacting with AI agents [48].”
Determinants and consequences of trust in AI-based customer service chatbots
Prakash, A. V., Joshi, A., Nim, S., & Das, S. (2023) · Service Industries Journal · doi:10.1080/02642069.2023.2166493 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
“…rather than to use any alternative means (CI2) 0.825 I would like to continue my use of chatbots (CI3) 0.926 Trusting Intention (TI) adapted from Lankton et al. (2015); α =0.912; CR=0.944; AVE=0.850 When I need customer service support, I feel I can depend on the chatbot (TI1) 0.918 I can…”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialA Matter of Trust? Examination of Chatbot Usage in Insurance Business
Cardona, D. R., Janssen, A., Guhr, N., Breitner, M. H., & Milde, J. (2021) · Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) · doi:10.24251/hicss.2021.068 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
“, [7, 17, 33]) and operationalized through semantic differential word pairs (i.”
BackgroundHuman-like and system-like trust in the sharing economy: The role of context and humanness
Califf, C. B., Brooks, S. L., & Longstreet, P. (2020) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119968 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
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“For a further discussion on the concept of trust in a technology, we refer to Lankton, Mcknight, & Tripp (2015).”
MethodCommitment and Replacement of Existing SaaS-Delivered Applications: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
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The perceived surveillance of conversations through smart devices
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How transparency affects algorithmic advice utilization: The mediating roles of trusting beliefs
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Compatible quality of social media content: Conceptualization, measurement, and affordances
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Modelling trust in human-like technologies
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BackgroundMethodInfluentialCustomer experience quality with social robots: Does trust matter?
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Exploring the factors influencing users' learning and sharing behavior on social media platforms
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- Authors
- Marshall University, Lankton, N., McKnight, D. H., Michigan State University, Tripp, J., & Baylor University
- Affiliations
- Marshall University (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
- Baylor University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of the Association for Information Systems
- Publisher
- Association for Information Systems
- Published
- 2015-10
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 880-918
- ISSN
- 1536-9323 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1854663754
- Cited by
- 553
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 102 · 2025: 99 · 2024: 93 · 2023: 69 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 3
- FWCI
- 13.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of the Association for Information Systems (publishedVersion)
- Journal of the Association for Information Systems (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Keywords
- trust in technology, benevolence, integrity, helpfulness, reliability, social presence, social affordances
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
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